Fécamp Abbey is a Benedictine

Benedictine

Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...

 abbey in Normandy

Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...

, northern France.

The abbey was the first producer of Bénédictine

Benedictine

Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...

, a herb

Herb

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al liqueur

Liqueur

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, based on brandy

Brandy

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.
It was founded in 658

658

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 by Waningus

Waningus

Saint Waningus was a nobleman and royal official under Clotaire III, then later a Benedictine abbot and a saint of the Roman Catholic Church....

, a Merovingian count, for nuns. Another convent he founded in 660, near the site of the Precious Relic, was destroyed by the Viking

Viking

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s in 842. Around the Ducal palace, the foundations of two chapels have been found.
After more Viking raids in 851

851

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, Richard I of Normandy

Richard I of Normandy

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 rebuilt the church.