Historians believe it was first sent to the Belgian Villers Abbey , hence the name Villarensis .
This valuable manuscript is kept in a 19th - century monastery because , it did pass in several other Benedictine monasteries .
Historians believe manuscript was first sent to the Belgian Villers Abbey , hence the name Villarensis .
This valuable manuscript is kept in a 19th - century monastery because , it did pass in several other Benedictine monasteries .