Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Calvados

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 romane
14440 Douvres-la-Délivrande

The priory of Tailleville, founded in the 13th century in Dover-la-Delivrande in Normandy, is an ancient monastery whose chapel, dedicated to Saint Martin, bears witness to medieval architecture with its arches in warhead and its listed bell tower-arch.

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.

Prieuré
14100 Firfol

The Priory of Firfol, founded in the 13th and 16th centuries in Firfol (Calvados), is a former Norman monastery today in ruins, whose chapel partially remains.

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.

14220 Espins

Former Cistercian barn of the 14th to 16th centuries in Espins (Calvados), this abbey mansion of Val-Richer, called Ferme de Foudenpant, combines barn with medieval tithes and Renaissance houses, classified as a historical monument in 1995.

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.

Eglise moderne
14000 Caen

The Benedictine Monastery of Caen, rebuilt in the 3rd quarter of the 20th century in Coverchef, is a former convent converted into a residence for the elderly, classified as a historical monument in 2005.