The Abbey of St. Peter in Oudenburg (French: abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Audembourg) was an abbey established in 1070 by Arnold of Soissons in Oudenburg, West Flanders, which is now located in present-day Belgium.
Arnold founded the abbey after he was removed from his position as Bishop of Soissons[1] and at the abbey Arnold began to brew beer to remove pathogens from the water and encouraged the locals to drink it.
In 1173 this abbey started to reclaim salt marshes (flooded land).
[2] In medieval times the pigeons in the town square belonged to the Abbey farm.
On the 16 February 1797 the abbey and all properties were sold and the buildings were largely demolished.