Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Vaucluse

84110 Faucon

The Priory Saint-Germain, in Faucon (Vaucluse), is a medieval religious complex built on the remains of a Gallo-Roman villa, including an 11th century church and convent buildings. Registered as historical monuments in 1992.

Eglise romane
84240 Grambois

The hermitage of Saint-Pancrace, located in Grambois (Vaucluse), is an ancient 17th-century Monacal building, including a 14th-century medieval chapel and 20th-century frescoes. Private property, it is classified as historical monuments.

Eglise romane
84000 Avignon

The abbey Saint-Ruf d'Avignon, a former 11th-century Romanesque abbey located in Avignon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, was a major home of canonical reform. Its remains, classified in 1889, bear witness to a rich religious and architectural past.

Abbaye
84330 Le Barroux

The Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation Abbey, founded in the 20th century in Barroux (Vaucluse), is an active Benedictine monastery with about 30 nuns, famous for its award-winning Gregorian chant.

Abbaye
84000 Avignon

The Sainte-Catherine Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Avignon, transformed into a theatre after the Revolution, illustrates the religious and cultural heritage of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Abbaye
84330 Le Barroux

Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux Abbey, founded in 1970, is a Benedictine Romanesque abbey located at Barroux (Vaucluse), famous for its traditional architecture and monastic life centered on prayer and crafts.

Eglise romane
84300 Cavaillon

The hermitage Saint-Jacques, a 12th century religious building, dominates Cavaillon (Vaucluse). Ranked a historic monument in 1911, it combines Romanesque chapel and Renaissance enlargements on Saint-Jacques Hill.

Eglise romane
84250 Le Thor

The fortified monastery of Thouzon, a former Benedictine priory of the eleventh century located in the Thor (Vaucluse), dominates the plain of Comtat Venaissin with its medieval remains and its two classified churches.