fleury is also a term used in Heraldry, as in "a cross fleury"
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But the boast of Fleury is the relics of St. Benedict, the father of Western monasticism.
Mommolus, the second Abbot of Fleury, is said to have effected their transfer from Monte Cassino when that abbey fell into decay after the ravages of the Lombards.
The monks of Monte Cassino impugn the claims of Fleury, but without ever showing any relics to make good their contention that they possess the body of the founder.