Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Vienna

Romanesque and Gothic Church
86000 Poitiers

Saint-Jean de Montierneuf Abbey, an 11th-century Benedictine abbey in Poitiers, combines Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Its abbey church, listed as a Historical Monument, has dominated the city centre since its founding by William VIII of Aquitaine.

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86190 Béruges

The Abbey of Pine, founded in the 12th century in Béruges, New Aquitaine, is an ancient Cistercian abbey marked by a rich history, between medieval prosperity and post-revolutionary decline. Its partially restored buildings combine Romanesque and classical architecture.

Abbey
86240 Ligugé

The Saint-Martin Abbey of Ligugé, founded in 361 by Saint Martin de Tours, is the oldest monastery in the West still in operation. Located in Ligugé, New Aquitaine, it combines medieval heritage and Benedictine monastic life in a preserved historical setting.

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86210 Archigny

The abbey of l'Étoile, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century in Archigny, New Aquitaine, illustrates medieval monastic architecture with its Romanesque and Gothic remains, now partially restored and classified as a historical monument since 1991.

Romanesque Church
86310 Saint-Savin

The Abbey of Saint-Savin-Saint-Cyprien, a 11th-century Romanesque jewel in Saint-Savin (New Aquitaine), is famous for its medieval murals classified at UNESCO. Architectural and artistic masterpiece of the Poitou.

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86340 Nouaillé-Maupertuis

The Abbey of Nouaillé-Maupertuis, a former Benedictine abbey of the 9th century, stands in the Miosson valley near Poitiers, in New Aquitaine. Its Romanesque church and Carolingian crypts make it a preserved historical gem.

Romanesque Church
86350 Saint-Martin-l'Ars

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Réau, founded in the 12th century in Saint-Martin-l'Ars (Vienna), is an Augustinian monastery marked by medieval influence and changes in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Romanesque Church
86250 Charroux

The Saint-Sauveur Abbey of Charroux, founded in the eighth century, is an ancient Benedictine abbey in ruins located in Charroux, New Aquitaine. This Romanesque monument, marked by an iconic 12th century tower-lantern, was a high spiritual and cultural site of the Middle Ages.