Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Lower Normandy

Romanesque Church
14000 Caen

L'abbaye aux Dames de Caen, ancienne abbaye bénédictine du XIe siècle, fondée par Guillaume le Conquérant et Mathilde de Flandre, abrite aujourd’hui le conseil régional de Normandie. Son église conserve le tombeau de Mathilde.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
14000 Caen

L'abbaye aux Hommes de Caen, fondée au XIe siècle par Guillaume le Conquérant, est un chef-d'œuvre architectural roman et gothique situé en Normandie. Ancienne abbaye bénédictine, elle abrite aujourd'hui l'hôtel de ville et une église paroissiale classée monument historique depuis 1840.

Gothic Church
14280 Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe

The Abbey of Ardenne, a former pre-demonstrated abbey founded in the 12th century in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe in Normandy, is a historical monument marked by reconstructions in the 13th, 17th and 18th centuries, today dedicated to contemporary editorial memory.

Classic style church
14250 Juaye-Mondaye

The Saint-Martin Abbey of Mondaye, founded in 1200, is a pre-demonstrated monastery still active in Juaye-Mondaye, Calvados. Rebuilt in the 18th century in classical style, it now houses a dynamic religious community and a preserved architectural heritage.

Gothic Church
14700 La Hoguette

The Abbey of Saint-André-de-Gouffern, founded in the 12th century in La Hoguette, Normandy, is an ancient Cistercian abbey whose remains, classified as historical monuments, testify to its rich medieval past and its regional economic role.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
14170 Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th century located in Calvados in Normandy, is one of the most complete monastic ensembles in the region, combining medieval and classical architecture, classified with historical monuments.

Abbey
14400 Saint-Vigor-le-Grand

The Abbey of Saint-Vigor-le-Grand, founded in the 6th century and rebuilt in the 13th century, is a former Norman priory located in Calvados, Normandy. Its medieval remains bear witness to a rich monastic history.

Romanesque Church
14230 Deux-Jumeaux

The abbey of the Two Twins, a former Benedictine abbey that became priory, stands at Deux-Jumeaux in Calvados. Founded between the 6th and 7th centuries, it has been a historic monument since 1914.