Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Lorraine

Ermitage
88310 Ventron

The hermitage of Brother Joseph, built in the 18th century in Ventron (Great East), is a historical gathering site housing a chapel and the home of a venerable hermit, classified as a historical monument in 1993.

Eglise gothique
55300 Saint-Mihiel

The Abbey of Saint-Mihiel, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 8th century in Saint-Mihiel (Great East), is famous for its 18th century library and its major cultural role until the Revolution.

Abbaye
55100 Verdun

Saint-Paul de Verdun Abbey, a 17th century pre-demonstrated abbey, is located in Verdun in the Grand Est region. Its convent buildings now house the courthouse and the Meuse's sub-prefecture.

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.

Abbaye
57000 Metz

The Abbey of St. Arnould, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 6th century in Metz, was a major site of the Carolingian dynasty and an influential religious center in Lorraine until its partial destruction in the 16th century.

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.

Abbaye
54480 Cirey-sur-Vezouze

The Abbey of Haute-Seille, founded in 1140 by Cistercian monks, is a former Lorraine monastery located in Cirey-sur-Vezouze, Meurthe-et-Moselle. This historic site, marked by conflicts and reconstructions, illustrates medieval and classical religious architecture.

Eglise romane et gothique
54290 Froville

The Benedictine Priory of Froville, founded in the 11th century in Froville (Meurthe-et-Moselle), is an emblematic clunisian monument of the Great East, combining Romanesque and Gothic architecture, marked by a turbulent history and protection under the title of the Historical Monuments since 1926 and 1985.