Abbey of Saint-Pierremont being made directly subordinate to the cathedral chapter of Metz, the community itself survived until the French Revolution. Abbey of Saint-Pierremont The Ancient Abbey of Canons Regular of St. Augustine of Saint-Pierremont ("i.e.", St. Peter's mountain) (, ) is a former Augustinian abbey in the commune of Avril in what is now the Meurthe-et-Moselle "département" of France (formerly part of the Duchy of Bar in the Upper Lorraine region of the Holy Roman Empire), founded in the late eleventh century and dedicated to Saint Peter. Little is left of the medieval abbey buildings. Some buildings of the eighteenth century survive
Saint Mihiel Abbey abbey proved very popular with royalty, emperors and kings and dukes. In the 11th century, for example, it came under the protection of Gérard, Duke of Lorraine. During the Middle Ages, the Abbey was famous for its relics, not least of which concerned Saint Anatole, Bishop of Cahors, whose body was reputed to have been transferred to Mihiel in 779. The Abbey was dissolved during the French revolution. The Abbey Church is known as the Church of Saint Michel. Part of the 11th century porch still remains. The nave was rebuilt in the 16th century and modified in the 17th