Mont-Saint-Éloi#Mont Saint-Éloi Abbey
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Mont-Saint-Éloi
|native name = Sint-Eloois Berg
|commune status = Commune
|image coat of arms = Armoiries Mont Saint Eloi.gif
|image = Abbaye Mont-Saint-Eloi.jpg
|caption = Abbey of Mont Saint-Éloi
|arrondissement = Arras
|canton = Arras-1
|INSEE = 62589
|postal code = 62144
|mayor = Jean-Pierre Bavière{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CU Arras
|coordinates = {{coord|50.3519|2.6939|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 135
|elevation min m = 67
|elevation max m = 145
|area km2 = 15.85
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Mont-Saint-Éloi ({{IPA|fr|mɔ̃ sɛ̃.t‿elwa}}; {{langx|vls|Sint-Elooisberg}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62589-mont-saint-eloi INSEE commune file] {{Convert|5|mi|km|0}} northwest of Arras, on the banks of the river Scarpe.
Population
{{Historical populations
| 1968|1042
| 1975|1056
| 1982|1023
| 1990|982
| 1999|1018
| 2007|1009
| 2012|1011
| 2017|1023
| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62589#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| percentages = pagr
| align = none
}}
Mont Saint-Éloi Abbey
The monastery was founded in the 7th century by Vindicianus, bishop of Arras and devotee of Saint Eligius. The bishop was buried in the nearby Bois d'Ecoives, but his relics were subsequently removed to the Abbey Church of St. Joseph, which was enlarged in the 11th century. The abbey adopted the Rule of Saint Augustine, and was the motherhouse of St. Botolph's Priory in Colchester.{{Cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=39844|title=Houses of Austin canons: Priory of St Botolph, Colchester | British History Online}} The medieval buildings were demolished in 1750 to make way for a church and convent, necessitated by the aging and shallow foundations of the old abbey.
During the French Revolution, the monks left and the abbey was converted into a quarry and pillaged for the stone.[https://www.arraspaysdartois.com/en/visit-pays-dartois/visit-mont-saint-eloi/ "One of the biggest abbeys of the Hauts-de-France", Arras Pays d’Artois Tourisme] What remained of the towers and facade serving as a military observation point during the First World War. In 1915 heavy shelling damaged the towers. It is a protected monument.[https://monumentum.fr/ancienne-eglise-abbatiale-pa00108351.html "Ancienne église abbatiale à Mont-Saint-Eloi", Monumentum, Carte des Monuments Historiques français]
Image:Demoiselles.jpg|The menhirs
Image:montsteloi.jpg|Menhirs
Image:ecoivres01.jpg|Écoivres village
Image:ecoivres02.jpg|Features on the church spire
Image:Mont-Saint-Eloi-Aerien-VueSE.jpg|Aerial view of the countryside
Image:Mont-Saint-Eloi-Aerien-Rue-du-General-Barbot.jpg|Aerial view
Image:Mont-Saint-Eloi-Aerien-Abbaye.jpg|Aerial view of the abbey
Image:steloi1.jpg|Towers of the abbey of Mont Saint-Éloi
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/6300 The CWGC cemetery at Écoivres]
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