Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Mayenne

Abbaye
53290 Saint-Brice

The Cistercian Abbey of Bellebranche, founded in the 12th century in Saint-Brice, Mayenne, was an influential monastery in Maine and Anjou, marked by successive destructions and reconstructions until the Revolution.

Abbaye
53260 Entrammes

Notre-Dame du Port-du-Salut Abbey, a 13th-century Trappist monastery in Entrammes (Mayenne), is famous for its monastic history and emblematic cheese. Located on the banks of Mayenne, it combines religious heritage and Cistercian architecture.

Monastère
53200 Azé

The monastery of Buron, a former Franciscan convent of the 16th–15th centuries in Azé (Pays de la Loire), today retains only its chapel, a altarpiece and a listed monumental gate.

Eglise romane
53350 La Roë

The abbey of La Roë, founded in the 11th century in La Roë in Mayenne, is a former Augustinian abbey classified as a historical monument, marked by Romanesque architecture and a turbulent history between wars and restorations.

Prieuré
53400 Mée

The Genovéfain Priory of Mea, an ancient 17th century religious monument, stands at Mea in Mayenne, surrounded by moat and classified outbuildings.

Eglise fortifiée
53600 Evron

Notre-Dame d'Évron Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century in Évron (Mayenne), combines Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Its abbey, classified as a historical monument, is now a minor basilica and an emblematic pilgrimage site of the Pays de la Loire.

Prieuré
53220 Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie

The Saint-Médard de la Futaie Priory, located in Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie in Mayenne, is a historic monument registered since 1988, including a prioral church in a preserved rural setting.

Eglise romane
53340 Epineux-le-Seguin

The former Priory Sainte-Catherine de Varennes-l'Enfant, founded in the 13th century in Epineux-le-Seguin (Land of the Loire), is a 16th-century seigneurial chapel with retables, classified as a Historical Monument.