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unusual facts about Anchin Abbey


Anchin Abbey

It was suppressed in the French Revolution, declared state property by the decree of 28 October 1790, sold to François-Joseph Tassart of Douai on 27 March 1792 for 47,700 livres and demolished later that year.


Odo of Tournai

Odo retired to Anchin Abbey, near Pecquencourt, where he died without regaining possession of his diocese.


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