Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Lorraine

Prieuré
55200 Commercy

The priory of Breuil, a former Benedictine monastery of the eighteenth century in Commercy (Great East), combines religious architecture and civil reassignments (sub-prefecture, normal school).

54200 Pierre-la-Treiche

The former Priory Saint-Nicolas de la Rochotte, founded in the 11th century, is a 16th-century religious complex located in Pierre-la-Treiche in the Great East, composed of a chapel and a Renaissance house.

Eglise gothique
54630 Flavigny-sur-Moselle

The Priory of Flavigny-sur-Moselle, founded in the 10th century in Lorraine, is a former Benedictine monastery with cloister, Gothic church and outbuildings, classified as a historical monument. It illustrates medieval and modern religious architecture.

Abbaye
57320 Bouzonville

The abbey of Sainte-Croix de Bouzonville, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th century located in Bouzonville en Moselle, is today a communal church marked by Gothic architecture and a rich Lorraine past.

Eglise romane
57680 Gorze

Gorze Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 8th century in Gorze (Great East), was a major home of monastic reform in the 10th century. Classified as a Historic Monument in 1886, its remains bear witness to its medieval influence in Lotharingia and the Holy Empire.

Eglise romane et gothique
88700 Autrey

Notre-Dame d'Autrey Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Othery (Great East), is a former Augustinian abbey marked by reconstructions in the 15th-17th centuries and classified as a Historic Monument. Its architecture combines Gothic and Renaissance styles, and its botanical park houses 2500 plant species.

Abbaye
57640 Saint-Hubert

Villers-Bettnach Abbey, a 12th century Cistercian abbey, stands in ruins at Saint-Hubert (Moselle), classified as a historic monument since 1905. Nestled in a forest valley, it was a major spiritual and economic centre in Lorraine.

Eglise romane
54700 Vilcey-sur-Trey

The abbey of Sainte-Marie-au-Bois, a former 12th-century pre-demonstrated abbey located in Vilcey-sur-Trey en Meurthe-et-Moselle, is a rare witness to Lorrain Romanesque architecture, founded by Duke Simon I and marked by a turbulent history until its transformation into a farm after the Revolution.