Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Calvados

Eglise romane et gothique
14170 Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th century located in Calvados in Normandy, is one of the most complete monastic ensembles in the region, combining medieval and classical architecture, classified with historical monuments.

Eglise romane et gothique
14000 Caen

L'abbaye aux Hommes de Caen, fondée au XIe siècle par Guillaume le Conquérant, est un chef-d'œuvre architectural roman et gothique situé en Normandie. Ancienne abbaye bénédictine, elle abrite aujourd'hui l'hôtel de ville et une église paroissiale classée monument historique depuis 1840.

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.

14130 Saint-André-d'Hébertot

The former Priory of Saint-André-d'Hébertot, dating from the 12th, 17th and 18th centuries, is a pre-monstrated monastery located in Calvados, Normandy. It is part of the historical monuments and combines stone architecture with wooden panels.

Abbaye
14380 Saint-Sever-Calvados

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Saint-Sever-Calvados, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th century, stands in Calvados in Normandy. Its Gothic church, classified as a historical monument, combines medieval architecture and 17th and 18th century restorations.

Abbaye
14340 Saint-Ouen-le-Pin

The abbey of Val-Richer, a former Cistercian abbey from the 17th to the 19th century, is located in Saint-Ouen-le-Pin in Calvados. This historic monument, marked by the Counter-Reform and the Revolution, was also the residence of François Guizot.

Eglise gothique
14280 Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe

The Abbey of Ardenne, a former pre-demonstrated abbey founded in the 12th century in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe in Normandy, is a historical monument marked by reconstructions in the 13th, 17th and 18th centuries, today dedicated to contemporary editorial memory.

Eglise romane
14230 Deux-Jumeaux

The abbey of the Two Twins, a former Benedictine abbey that became priory, stands at Deux-Jumeaux in Calvados. Founded between the 6th and 7th centuries, it has been a historic monument since 1914.