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==History== | ==History== | ||
The first church at the site of the abbey was | The first church at the site of the abbey was built in 558. By the 17th century, the area around Saint-Germain-des-Prés became a popular place for the nobility to have their country houses built, and the abbey itself was one of the richest in [[France]]. A prison called the Prison de l'Abbaye had also been built there.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: St-Germain-des-Prés]]</ref> | ||
During the second [[Siege of Paris (885–886)|Siege of Paris]], the abbey was | During the second [[Siege of Paris (885–886)|Siege of Paris]], the abbey was raided by a group of [[Vikings]] from the [[Elgring Clan]]. However, their presence was noticed by the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|Frankish]] [[Assassins|Hidden One]] [[Abbo Cernuus]], who started killing them off one by one. The remaining Vikings soon fled the area, whereupon a Frankish captain was sent by the [[Bellatores Dei]] leader [[Isidore Mercator]] to find and engage the Hidden One at the abbey; however, the captain also met his end atop the abbey.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Siege of Paris]]'' — [[The Ghost of Saint Germain]]</ref> | ||
As the [[French Revolution]] broke out, the abbey was ransacked and effectively turned into a | As the [[French Revolution]] broke out, the abbey was ransacked and effectively turned into a storehouse, with 15,000 tons of gunpowder stored in the refectory.<ref name="Database" /> The [[Templars|Templar Order]] took advantage of the ransacking, stealing valuable artifacts and hiding them underneath the building. In response, a team of French Assassins was sent to recover the artifacts.<ref name="Catacomb Raider">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Catacomb Raider]]</ref> | ||
During the [[September Massacres]] of 1792, the first and some of the most brutal massacres took place at the Prison de l'Abbaye, where revolutionaries killed 24 non-juring priests.<ref name="PW">''[[Project Widow]]'' – "September Massacres"</ref><ref name="Database" /> The night before, the playwright [[Pierre Beaumarchais]] had just been released.<ref name="Pierre">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais]]</ref> After the radical journalist and politician [[Jean-Paul Marat]] was murdered in July 1793, suspects were rounded up and sent to the Prison de l'Abbaye for questioning.<ref name="Assassination">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat]]</ref> In August 1794, an explosion destroyed part of the former abbey.<ref name="Database" /> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | ||
ACUDB - Saint-Germain-des-Prés.png|Database image | ACUDB - Saint-Germain-des-Prés.png|Database image | ||
ACV Abbey of Saint Germain.jpg|The abbey in the 9th century | ACV Abbey of Saint Germain.jpg|The abbey in the 9th century | ||
ACU the suspects who killed Marat were in Prison.png|The suspects | ACU the suspects who killed Marat were in Prison.png|The suspects in Marat's murder being held in the prison | ||
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Revision as of 08:26, 4 May 2026
The Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (French: Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés) is a defunct abbey in Paris.
History
The first church at the site of the abbey was built in 558. By the 17th century, the area around Saint-Germain-des-Prés became a popular place for the nobility to have their country houses built, and the abbey itself was one of the richest in France. A prison called the Prison de l'Abbaye had also been built there.[1]
During the second Siege of Paris, the abbey was raided by a group of Vikings from the Elgring Clan. However, their presence was noticed by the Frankish Hidden One Abbo Cernuus, who started killing them off one by one. The remaining Vikings soon fled the area, whereupon a Frankish captain was sent by the Bellatores Dei leader Isidore Mercator to find and engage the Hidden One at the abbey; however, the captain also met his end atop the abbey.[2]
As the French Revolution broke out, the abbey was ransacked and effectively turned into a storehouse, with 15,000 tons of gunpowder stored in the refectory.[1] The Templar Order took advantage of the ransacking, stealing valuable artifacts and hiding them underneath the building. In response, a team of French Assassins was sent to recover the artifacts.[3]
During the September Massacres of 1792, the first and some of the most brutal massacres took place at the Prison de l'Abbaye, where revolutionaries killed 24 non-juring priests.[4][1] The night before, the playwright Pierre Beaumarchais had just been released.[5] After the radical journalist and politician Jean-Paul Marat was murdered in July 1793, suspects were rounded up and sent to the Prison de l'Abbaye for questioning.[6] In August 1794, an explosion destroyed part of the former abbey.[1]
Gallery
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Database image -
The abbey in the 9th century -
The suspects in Marat's murder being held in the prison
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Unity (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: St-Germain-des-Prés
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris — The Ghost of Saint Germain
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Catacomb Raider
- ↑ Project Widow – "September Massacres"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat