Collegiate Church of Saint-Vincent (Soignies)

Collegiate Church of Saint-Vincent, Soignies
Saint-Vincent Collegiate Church of Soignies
Collégiale de Saint-Vincent de Soignies
50°57′54″N 04°07′03″E
Country	Belgium
Denomination	Catholic
History
Founded	7th century
Founder(s)	Vincent Madelgarius
Dedication	Saint Vincent

Collegiate Church of Saint-Vincent de Soignies (French: Collégiale Saint-Vincent de Soignies) or Saint-Vincent Collegiate Church of Soignies is a church located in Soignies, Hainaut Province in Belgium.

History

The Church of Saint-Vincent was established as a Benedictine monastery in the forests of Soignies, in the pagus Hainonensis (now Hainaut Province) by Vincent Madelgarius.^[1] The monks who entered the monastery adhered to the order of St. Benedict.^[2] Vincent was later buried in the monastery of Soignies.^[3] Norman attacks led to the ruin of churches and monasteries in Hainaut.^[2]

The Saint Vincent Collegiate Church in Soignies was restored in the 11th century.^[4] The abbey was rebuilt and changed to a college (or chapter) of secular canons by St. Bruno, Archbishop of Cologne, a place which was in the diocese of Cambrai, the metropolis of Rheims.^[3][5] He instituted prebends, imposed the rule of Saint Augustine on the canons, and had them granted privileges from both the emperor and pope. Following the repair of the church and cloister, he granted them lands and revenues in Germany.^[6]

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External links

Media related to Collégiale Saint-Vincent (Soignies) at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. Courtens, A. (1969). Romanesque Art in Belgium: Architecture, Monumental Art. Belgium: M. Vokaer.
2. Vinchant, F., Ruteau, A., de Labarre, J., de Longueval, C. (1648). Annales de la province et comté d'Haynau ou l'on voit la suitte des comtes depuis leur commencement. Les antiquitez de la religion, et de l'estat depuis l'entrée de Iules Cesar dans le pays .... (n.p.): de l'imprimerie de Iean Havart.
3. “Les” vies des saints: composées sur ce qui nous est resté de plus authentique, & de plus assuré dans leur histoire, disposées selon l'ordre des calendriers & des martyrologes, avec l'histoire de leur culte, selon qu'il est établi dans l'église catholique, et l'histoire des autres festes de l'année. (1724). France: chez la veuve Roulland, ruë saint Jacques, vis-à-vis saint Yves.
4. Cotterill, H. B., Dick, S. (1922). Later European art : with chapters on Oriental sculpture and painting. United States: Stokes.
5. Quarterly Papers on Architecture. (1844). United Kingdom: Iohan Weale.
6. Guyse, J. d., marquis de Fortia d'Urban, A. J. F. (1830). Histoire de Hainaut. Belgium: A. Sautelet.