Argenteuil, France
Argenteuil, France
Town, Seine-et-Oise, France , near Paris . The original monastic foundation was a changed into a nunnery by Charlemagne, and the repentant Heloise, beloved of Abelard , was for a time abbess . The parish church contains the relic a known as the Holy Coat, the seamless garment of Christ, an object of pilgrimages since 1247 .