Abbey of Saint-Étienne, CaenW
Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen

The Abbey of Saint-Étienne, also known as Abbaye aux Hommes by contrast with the Abbaye aux Dames, is a former Benedictine monastery in the French city of Caen, Normandy, dedicated to Saint Stephen. It was founded in 1063 by William the Conqueror and is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Normandy.

Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, CaenW
Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen

The Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, also known as Abbaye aux Dames, is a former convent in Caen, Normandy, now home to the Regional Council of Normandy. The complex includes the Abbey Church of Sainte-Trinité.

Aulps AbbeyW
Aulps Abbey

Aulps Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located at an altitude of 810 metres in the village of Saint-Jean-d'Aulps in the Aulps Valley, Haute-Savoie, French Alps. It is 7 km from Morzine, 25 km from Thonon and 60 km from Geneva.

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Carthusians

The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians, are an enclosed religious order of the Roman Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its own rule, called the Statutes, and their life combines both eremitical and cenobitic monasticism. The motto of the Carthusians is Stat crux dum volvitur orbis, Latin for "The Cross is steady while the world is turning."

Fontfroide AbbeyW
Fontfroide Abbey

Fontfroide Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in France, situated 15 kilometers south-west of Narbonne near to the Spanish border.

Lyre AbbeyW
Lyre Abbey

Lyre Abbey was a monastery in Normandy, founded in 1046 at what is now the village of La Vieille-Lyre. From the mid-12th century it was a Benedictine house. It was abolished at the French Revolution and the abbey buildings mostly destroyed.

Abbey of Saint-Léonard des ChaumesW
Abbey of Saint-Léonard des Chaumes

The Abbey of Saint-Léonard des Chaumes was a Cistercian monastery in Dompierre-sur-Mer in the province of Aunis in the Kingdom of France. It was destroyed in the 18th century.

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Château de Tancarville

Château de Tancarville is an 11th-century castle on a cliff overlooking the Seine in France. It is located near Tancarville in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.