Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the heart of Paris

Abbey
75014 Paris 14e Arrondissement

The former Abbey of Port-Royal, founded in the 17th century in Paris, is a Cistercian convent transformed into a Cochin hospital. Classified as a historical monument, it preserves chapel, cloister and capitular room in its current hospital enclosure.

Baroque Church
75005 Paris 5e Arrondissement

The former abbey of Val-de-Grâce, founded in the 17th century in Paris, is a classic Baroque jewel transformed into a military hospital. Its church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, houses a dome and a baldachin inspired by Saint Peter of Rome.

High school
75005 Paris 5e Arrondissement

The former Sainte-Geneviève Abbey, founded in the 6th century in Paris, is now the Henri-IV High School. This historic monument, marked by a rich religious and architectural history, preserves remains such as the Clovis Tower and an 18th century cloister.

Monastery
75005 Paris 5e Arrondissement

Former 17th-century Parisian monastery, the convent of English Benedictines, located in the 5th arrondissement, now houses the Schola Cantorum. Historic site linked to Stuarts and James II of England.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
75006 Paris 6e Arrondissement

The abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 6th century in Paris, is an emblematic monument of French religious heritage, mixing Romanesque and primitive Gothic architecture in the 6th arrondissement.

Abbey
75007 Paris 7e Arrondissement

The former Abbey of Penthemont, founded in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 18th century, is a historical monument of Paris in the 7th arrondissement, today divided between a Protestant temple and a civil use. Its architecture combines religious heritage and military transformation.

Monastery
75007 Paris 7e Arrondissement

The monastery of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Récolettes, is a 17th-century religious building located in Paris 7th, known for its façade as the Historic Monument.