Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Calvados

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.

Abbaye
14400 Saint-Vigor-le-Grand

The Abbey of Saint-Vigor-le-Grand, founded in the 6th century and rebuilt in the 13th century, is a former Norman priory located in Calvados, Normandy. Its medieval remains bear witness to a rich monastic history.

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.

Eglise gothique
14670 Troarn

Saint-Martin de Troarn Abbey, founded in the 11th century, is a former Benedictine abbey located in Troarn, Normandy, classified as a historic monument since 1921. It was a major religious and economic centre in the Middle Ages.

Eglise gothique
14320 Saint-André-sur-Orne

Saint-Étienne de Fontenay Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the 13th and 18th centuries, is located in Saint-André-sur-Orne, Calvados. Classified as a historic monument, it bears witness to a rich medieval and modern past in Normandy.

Abbaye
14680 Bretteville-sur-Laize

The former Abbey of Notre-Dame de Barbery, founded in the 12th century, is a cistercian abbey in ruins located in Bretteville-sur-Laize (Calvados), marked by medieval history and remains of the 13th and 18th centuries.

Prieuré
14630 Cagny

The Priory of Notre-Dame-des-Moutiers, founded in the 11th and 12th centuries in Cagny (Calvados), is a former Benedictine monastery today in ruins, classified as a historical monument since 1974.

Eglise gothique
14940 Banneville-la-Campagne

The ancient portal of the 14th century Troarn Abbey is a medieval vestige moved to Banneville-la-Campagne (Calvados) to adorn the entrance to a castle in the 19th century.