ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 30th of September WELCOME! 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 monumen...