Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Lower Normandy

Abbaye
14400 Longues-sur-Mer

Sainte-Marie de Longues-sur-Mer Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 12th century, is a Norman medieval gem located in Calvados, bearing witness to the religious architecture and decorative arts of the Middle Ages.

Eglise romane
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.

Abbaye
14680 Bretteville-sur-Laize

The former Abbey of Notre-Dame de Barbery, founded in the 12th century, is a cistercian abbey in ruins located in Bretteville-sur-Laize (Calvados), marked by medieval history and remains of the 13th and 18th centuries.

Eglise romane
50680 Cerisy-la-Forêt

The Abbey of Cerisy-la-Forêt, founded in the 11th century in Normandy, is a former Benedictine abbey classified as a historical monument, famous for its Romanesque abbey and its medieval economic and intellectual role.

Prieuré
61130 Dame-Marie

The Prioral Enclosure of Dame-Marie, dating from the 14th century, is a former Priory located in the Orne, Normandy, including church, house and gate.

Eglise romane et gothique
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.

Abbaye
50390 Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte

The Abbey of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, founded around 1080 by Néel III, is a Benedictine abbey located in the Manche, Normandy. Destroyed and rebuilt several times, it combines Romanesque and flamboyant Gothic architecture.

Prieuré
14100 Firfol

The Priory of Firfol, founded in the 13th and 16th centuries in Firfol (Calvados), is a former Norman monastery today in ruins, whose chapel partially remains.