Saint-Yved de Braine
abbatial church located in Aisne, in France
Saint-Yved is a church in Braine, Aisne, France, in which the Counts of Dreux are buried. It was dedicated to Saint Yved, whose relics were brought to Braine (Braisne) in the ninth century. Originally a chapter of secular canons, the Braine Abbey was given to the Premonstratensian order by the Bishop of Soissons in 1130.
Location
Braine is an ancient land steeped in history at the crossroads of an ancient Roman road.
At an early date it was the summer residence of the Merovingian and Carolingian kings.
Through inheritance it became the property of the Counts of Dreux, the younger branch of the Capetians.
The latter strengthened the castle of Folie, which was reduced to ruins in World War I.
Of the castle there now remains only the entry and the cellars.
From the Middle Ages there also survives the remains of a half-timbered house and the abbey church of Saint-Yved.
This church was classified as historical monument in 1840.
History
The abbey church was built at the request of Agnès de Baudement, wife of Robert I, Count of Dreux, according to the plans of Andre de Baudement.
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