Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Moselle

Priory
57560 Saint-Quirin

The Priory of Saint-Quirin, built in the 1st quarter of the 18th century in Saint-Quirin (Great East), is a former Benedictine priory dependent on the Abbey of Marmoutier, marked by Baroque and rococo architecture.

Romanesque Church
57400 Hesse

Hesse Abbey, a 12th-century Benedictine abbey located in Hesse en Moselle, today retains only its abbey church classified as a historical monument since 1874.

Abbey
57640 Saint-Hubert

Villers-Bettnach Abbey, a 12th century Cistercian abbey, stands in ruins at Saint-Hubert (Moselle), classified as a historic monument since 1905. Nestled in a forest valley, it was a major spiritual and economic centre in Lorraine.

Abbey
57740 Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold

The Abbey of Saint-Martin-des-Glandières, a former Benedictine abbey of the 6th century in Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold (Great East), was an influential monastery in the diocese of Metz, marked by reconstructions and looting before becoming a health centre.

Abbey
57000 Metz

The Abbey of St. Arnould, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 6th century in Metz, was a major site of the Carolingian dynasty and an influential religious center in Lorraine until its partial destruction in the 16th century.

Romanesque Church
57680 Gorze

Gorze Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 8th century in Gorze (Great East), was a major home of monastic reform in the 10th century. Classified as a Historic Monument in 1886, its remains bear witness to its medieval influence in Lotharingia and the Holy Empire.

Abbey
57320 Bouzonville

The abbey of Sainte-Croix de Bouzonville, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th century located in Bouzonville en Moselle, is today a communal church marked by Gothic architecture and a rich Lorraine past.

Abbey
57000 Metz

The Abbey of Saint-Clément de Metz, a former Benedictine abbey of the 17th to 18th centuries, located in Metz in the Great East, combines Gothic and Baroque styles. Transformed into a Jesuit college and then a regional hotel, it has been listed as a historical monument since 1972.