Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Mayenne

Romanesque Church
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.

Priory
53400 Mée

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

Priory
53350 Ballots

The priory of the Bonshommes de Ballots, founded in 1193 near Craon, was a grandmontan religious establishment serving as a hotel on a medieval route between Anjou and Brittany. Today in ruins, it is classified as a historical monument.

Monastery
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.

Priory
53400 Craon

The Benedictine Priory Saint-Clément de Craon, a former 11th century monastery located in Craon in Mayenne, depended on the abbey of the Trinity of Vendôme. Its remains have been protected since 1989.

Fortified Church
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.

Abbey
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.

Romanesque Church
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.