Benedictine monastery of Vezelay, in Burgundy

Benedictine monastery of Vezelay, in Burgundy, France. The monk Baudillon brought relics of Mary Magdalene from Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume to Vezelay. Pope Stephen IX proclaimed the authenticity of the relics in 1058. Legendary bearing by Baudillon and the Carolingian Count Gerard de Roussillon (810-874), who had donated the land for the construction of the monastery. Engraving after a miniature in Chroniques de Hainaut, 1446-1448. Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877

1058 1877 Authenticity Benedictine Benedictines Bones Carolingian Catholics Chroniques Donated Fervor Hainaut Legendary Lepoque Magdala Magdalene Militaire Monks Moyen Ninth Oration Proclaimed Relic Relics Religieuse Roussillon Vezelay Vienne

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