Convents classified in the Great East

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08160 Vendresse

The convent of the Cordeliers of La Cassine, founded in the 14th century in Vendresse (Great East), is a Franciscan monastic complex including a Renaissance church and a cloister, classified as a historical monument in 1930.

67210 Obernai

Former 15th-century Augustine convent in Obernai, remains of a medieval abbey founded in the 12th century for pilgrims, including a late Gothic church and a revamped Romanesque tower.

57000 Metz

The Recollet Convent, a former 13th-XIVth-century medieval convent in Metz, now houses the European Institute of Ecology and municipal archives in its historic buildings.

Couvent
51000 Châlons-en-Champagne

Former 17th century convent in Châlons-en-Champagne, transformed into a private school after the Revolution. Façades and roofs classified since 1938, it combines religious and educational heritage in the Great East.

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68640 Feldbach

Feldbach Convent, a former Benedictine priory from the 11th to 11th centuries in Feldbach (High Rhine), was founded by Frédéric I of Ferrette and listed as a historical monument in 1898. Its Romanesque church, dedicated to St James, illustrates the clunisian influence in Alsace.

Couvent
57100 Thionville

Former 17th-century convent in Thionville, transformed into a town hall in 1898, classified as a historical monument. Founded by the Claress for the education of young girls.

Couvent
67600 Sélestat

The Dominican Convent of Sylo, founded in the 13th century in Séletat (Great East), is a former monastery transformed into a hospital in the 19th century. Its Gothic cloister and unique nave church make it a rare testimony of Alsatian medieval religious architecture.

88700 Rambervillers

The Centre School, a 17th-century Benedictine convent in Rambervillers (Great East), now houses a media library and a kindergarten. Partially listed as historical monuments in 1995.