Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in 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 et gothique
27170 Beaumont-le-Roger

The Priory of the Holy Trinity, founded at the end of the 11th century in Beaumont-le-Roger (Eure), is a former Benedictine monastery transformed into a priory in the 12th century, now partially classified as a historical monument. Its remains dominate the Risle Valley, which bears witness to a rich medieval Norman past.

Prieuré
76000 Rouen

The priory of Saint-Louis-de-la-Rougemare, built in the 17th century in Rouen, is a former Benedictine convent whose chapel, classified as a historical monument, now houses a cultural theatre.

Abbaye
76000 Rouen

Sainte-Catherine-du-Mont Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th century, dominated Rouen in the Seine-Maritime. Founded by Gosselin de Rouen, it was destroyed in 1597 by order of Henry IV, after playing a major military and religious role in Normandy.

Abbaye
61200 Argentan

The Abbey of Notre-Dame d'Argentan, a former Benedictine abbey of the twelfth, fifteenth and seventeenth centuries, stands in Argentan, Normandy. Its remains, protected since 1986, bear witness to Norman Romanesque art and to a rich monastic history marked by destruction and rebirth.

Monastère
14000 Caen

The Visitandines Monastery of Caen, founded in the 19th century, is an emblematic religious building located in Calvados, Normandy. Its chapel, inscribed as historical monuments, illustrates the religious architecture of this period.

Abbaye
50250 Neufmesnil

Blanchelande Abbey, a 12th century pre-demonstrated abbey, is located in Neufmesnil, Normandy. Founded by Richard of The Hague, it preserves medieval remains and a 16th century abbey house, partially classified as a historical monument.

Prieuré
61400 Belforêt-en-Perche

The former Priory of Chènegallon, founded in the 12th century, is a grandmontain priory located in Belforêt-en-Perche (Orne), marked by a partial reconstruction in the 17th century and classified as a historical monument in 1973.