Convents classified in Alsace

68570 Soultzmatt

The former convent of Schwartzenthann, founded in the 12th century in Soultzmatt (High Rhine), was a flourishing Austrian priory before its decline in the 14th century. Its ruins, classified in 1982, still bear witness to its Alsatian medieval history.

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68640 Feldbach

Feldbach Convent, a former Benedictine priory from the 11th to 11th centuries in Feldbach (High Rhine), was founded by Frédéric I of Ferrette and listed as a historical monument in 1898. Its Romanesque church, dedicated to St James, illustrates the clunisian influence in Alsace.

67210 Obernai

Former 15th-century Augustine convent in Obernai, remains of a medieval abbey founded in the 12th century for pilgrims, including a late Gothic church and a revamped Romanesque tower.

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67120 Molsheim

The Augustines Notre-Dame convent, built in the 19th century in Molsheim (Bas-Rhin), is a neo-Gothic complex including a church, chapel and former orphanage, classified as a historical monument since 2002.

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67600 Sélestat

The Dominican Convent of Sylo, founded in the 13th century in Séletat (Great East), is a former monastery transformed into a hospital in the 19th century. Its Gothic cloister and unique nave church make it a rare testimony of Alsatian medieval religious architecture.

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68500 Guebwiller

The Dominican Convent of Guebwiller, founded in 1294, is an Alsatian historical monument combining the 14th century Gothic church and restored convent buildings in the 15th and 18th centuries, today a cultural centre dedicated to music and digital arts.

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68250 Rouffach

The Convent of the Recollets of Rouffach, founded in the 13th century and renovated in the 17th century, is a convent and religious complex located in Rouffach in Alsace, including a Gothic church and buildings classified as historical monuments since 1921.

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67870 Bischoffsheim

The Bischenberg convent, founded in the 16th century in Bischoffsheim (Great East), is an Alsatian Marian shrine famous for its pilgrimage to Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs and its historic 18th century cross path.