Convents classified in Alsace

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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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68000 Colmar

The Sainte-Catherine convent, a 14th-century Dominican convent in Colmar (Haut-Rhin), is a listed historical monument, famous for its Gothic architecture and its unique bell tower in Alsace.

68270 Wittenheim

Schoensteinbach's Cistercian convent, founded in the 12th century in Wittenheim (High Rhine), was an influential female monastery until its closure in 1792. Its ruins, partially visible, bear witness to a history marked by destruction and reconstruction.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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68000 Colmar

The Convent of Unterlinden, a 13th and 19th century Gothic building in Colmar, is a former Dominican monastery now home to the Unterlinden Museum and the famous altarpiece of Issenheim.