Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the North

Abbaye
59550 Maroilles

Maroilles Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded around 650, is located in Maroilles, Hauts-de-France. This historic monument, partially destroyed during the Revolution, preserves a mill and a tithe barn from the 16th to the 18th century.

Eglise baroque
59230 Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

The abbey of Saint-Amand, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (Hauts-de-France), was a major cultural centre until its destruction after the Revolution. Today only the abbey tower and the echevinage remain.

Eglise romane et gothique
59258 Les Rues-des-Vignes

The Abbey of Vaucelles, a former 12th-century Cistercian abbey located at Les Rues-des-Vignes (Hautes-de-France), was founded in 1131 by Saint Bernard and housed the largest Cistercian abbey church in the world before its partial destruction.

Monastère
59830 Bouvines

The monastery of Bouvines, a 19th-century residence in the North, was a Dominican religious home and then a spiritual home run by the Chemin Neuf Community since 2003.

Abbaye
59146 Pecquencourt

Anchin Abbey, located in Pecquencourt, Hauts-de-France, is a historical monument whose remains, protected since 1990, bear witness to a rich religious and architectural past in the North.

Abbaye
59830 Cysoing

The Sainte-Calixte de Cysoing Abbey is a historic monument located in the city of Cysoing, in the Hauts-de-France region. Its history and exact period remain to be specified.

Abbaye
59127 Walincourt-Selvigny

The abbey of the Guillemins, an ancient 13th century abbey located in Walincourt-Selvigny in Hauts-de-France, was founded by the Guillemites and transformed into a farm after the Revolution.

Abbaye
59870 Marchiennes

The abbey of Marchiennes, a former Benedictine abbey founded around 630 in Marchiennes in the North, was an economic and religious pillar for eleven centuries, until its closure in 1791 during the Revolution.