MARTYRS OF VALSERY ABBEY

MARTYRS OF VALSERY ABBEY - 30 SEPTEMBER

THE BLESSED MARTYRS OF VALSERY ABBEY

1. The Glorification of St Norbert - Richard van Orley;
2. Restauration work at Valsery Abbey

Valsery Abbey in the department of Aisne in the region of Picardy in northern France belonged to the Premonstratensians, also called the Norbertines after its founder, Saint Norbert of Xanten, or White canons according to the colour of their habit.

After the siege and conquest of the city of Soissons in 1567, the Calvinists also invaded the monastery of Valsery, where William Marie was abbot, and destroyed the buildings.

Most of the canons were killed and thus received the crown of martyrdom. They are honoured as blessed by the Premonstratensians with Memorial Day on September 30.

The monastery was systematically destroyed during the French Revolution, which tried to eradicate the Catholic Faith. On the upside, the grounds were declared a historic monument site in 1986, and since 1996, the abbey remains have belonged to the Association de Restauration de l'Abbaye de Valsery, established on the site. Since 2013, volunteers have been meeting two Saturdays a month to restore the buildings and organise visits.

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who know how courageously your blessed Martyrs of Valsery Abbey confessed the faith, may experience their goodness as they intercedefor us with you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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