Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Far East

Abbaye
10400 Ferreux-Quincey

The former Abbey of Paraclet, founded in the 12th century by Abélard and Héloïse in Ferreux-Quincy (Aube), was a prestigious Benedictine female monastery, marked by a rich intellectual and musical history, before its gradual destruction from the 17th century.

Abbaye
10100 Romilly-sur-Seine

The Abbey of Sellières, a former 18th-century Cistercian abbey in Romilly-sur-Seine (Aube), is famous for temporarily sheltering the burial of Voltaire. Only the abbatial home remains today.

Chartreuse
54510 Art-sur-Meurthe

The Chartreuse de Bosserville, built in the 17th century in Art-sur-Meurthe in Lorraine, is a classical masterpiece of monastic architecture, now transformed into a technical and professional high school.

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.

Monastère
52100 Saint-Dizier

Former 19th-century convent in Saint-Dizier (Haute-Marne), the Assumption Monastery was a house for girls before becoming a hospital. Its chapel, classified, preserves frescoes and original altar.

Abbaye
54600 Villers-lès-Nancy

The Abbey of Clairlieu, a former 12th century Cistercian abbey, was located in Villers-lès-Nancy en Meurthe-et-Moselle, in the heart of the Hague Forest, before its destruction in 1791.

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 baroque
54700 Pont-à-Mousson

The abbey of the Prémontrés of Pont-à-Mousson, built in the 18th century in Lorraine, is a vast Baroque and classical architectural complex, now transformed into a cultural centre and three-star hotel on the edge of the Moselle.