Abbey of Sinon
The Sinon Abbey is an abbey near Sinon, maintained by the Grand Holy Order of the Temple of Cato and funded by the Leylstadter government. It was established in 1666 AN in the aftermath of the First Valesian Expedition as a resting place between the villages of Grison and Leylstadt. Located next to the mountain range and near the source of the Meuze River, it was referred to as a reflection of the Heavens on Micras, according to the monks who placed the first stone.
The abbey was founded on the orders of Nicholas des Vinandy-Windsor, who invited the monks of Grand Master Siwu Ersans monastic order to cultivate the lands surrounding the abbey and the nearby village. A monk of Badaweian descent, Hugo Shin Gouffier, was appointed as first abbot. The upcoming years, Hugo worked tirelessly on expanding the abbey's buildings, members and wealth. He worked beyond Jingdaoese-catologian communities and cooperated with the established dignitaries of the Holy Catologian Church.
On 10.XVII.1675 AN, Nicholas des Vinandy-Windsor met in the abbey with Magister Pius II and received the so-called papal donation. The donation, more symbolic than anything else, confirmed the establishment of the nation as a Duchy under the divine rule of the Ducal Family. Onwards, the abbey became the centre of Leylstadter monastic life, which brought it several times at odds with the Holy Catologian Church. Despite some protest of church officials, the abbey became the location where Dukes are inaugurated and anointed. Thereafter, the Duke travels towards the capital, where he enters the city through the Southern Gate.
