ABBAYE ROYALE DE CELLES-SUR-BELLE
The abbey boasts an impressive neo-Gothic nave, museum space in the former ...Read more
ABBAYE NOTRE-DAME DES DOMBES
Cistercian Trappist abbey, entrusted to the Chemin Neuf Community, a place ...Read more
MONASTÈRE DE LA VISITATION
Read moreFounded four centuries ago, in 1616, at Moulins in the Allier, this monastery was restored after the Revolution at La Charité-sur-Loire in 1818, then at Nevers in 1854. In 1908, the nuns went into exile in Belgium and returned to Nevers in 1935. And it was in 1993 that the Salesian community of Visitandines settled at the foot of a hill, on the route des Saulaies, on the banks of the Loire. Their guesthouse, located in a green and silent setting, can welcome you for a spiritual break not exceeding 8 days. A 3.5 km long footpath runs along the Loire River in front of the monastery, and is a great place to go for a walk.
You can share the services with the community. On Sundays: readings at 8am, Lauds at 9am, midday at 11:30am, Vespers at 5:45pm, Eucharist at 6:30pm. During the week, readings at 7:30 a.m., matins at 8:30 a.m., Eucharist and midday at 11 a.m., Vespers at 6 p.m., Compline at 8:30 p.m. On Wednesdays, the day of desert, Eucharist at 11:00 am. The services are celebrated in private.
The Visitandines receive young women, ladies and nuns who wish to spend a few days in silence and prayer to take stock of their situation or to better face everyday life with a stronger faith. They can also receive men and pilgrims from Santiago de Compostela. All these people can, if they wish, meet a nun. Books are at their disposal and they can also ask for recordings of conferences to help their meditation.
CONVENT OF SAINT-DOMINIQUE
A Franciscan convent in Corbara to share a life of community, silence and ...Read more
CARMEL DE MORLAIX
Carmel of Morlaix having some rooms for retreats in silence and solitude, ...Read more
CARMEL DE VERDUN
Carmel of Verdun, welcoming people who wish to make a spiritual retreat in ...Read more
ABBAYE NOTRE DAME D'IGNY
Abbey Notre-Dame-d'Igny with a library, offering many possibilities for ...Read more
PRIEURÉ SAINTE-BATHILDE
At the Sainte-Bathilde priory, the whole community welcomes guestsRead more
ACCUEIL NOTRE-DAME
An abbey steeped in history with a guest house, a setting of silence and ...Read more
MONASTÈRE SAINTE-MARIE
A monastery that receives brothers, sisters and lay people of the Dominican ...Read more
CARMEL DE BESSINES
Carmel de Bessines, hosting groups for sessions and with 2 rooms to receive ...Read more
MONASTÈRE SAINTE CLAIRE
A monastery offering to welcome in its Saint Agnes de Prague room, retirees ...Read more
ABBAYE NOTRE-DAME DE LA COUDRE
A remarkable abbey with guesthouse, libraries and patio in Laval, an ...Read more
MONASTERE DE SAINTE-MARIE-MADELEINE
Read moreIn 1206, the nuns were founded by Saint Dominic in Prouilhe near Toulouse, in the heart of Cathar country. In 1860, this Dominican community was established in Marseilles, to serve the incurably ill and the infirm of all orders abandoned by all. The monastery of Saint-Maximin was created in 1972 from the work of Sainte-Catherine. The monastery moved in 2009 to the hill of Deffends, a preserved place of the city of Saint-Maximin at 400 m altitude. Its location offers retreatants a view and an atmosphere conducive to rest and recollection, changing with the seasons. The nuns offer to all those who wish to share their liturgical life of prayer and contemplation for a few days. The reception is open to all people for individual stays or in groups organized for retreats or training sessions. And also young girls who are reflecting on a vocation... and more generally any person who is looking for God and wishes to share the prayer and life of the community. They welcome people for a day or for a stay of between two and eight days and provide, in addition to accommodation and meals, places for prayer, two conference rooms and a library. Finally, for guides and scouts, there is a space for camping and an altar for outdoor celebrations.
SAINT-EVROULT COLLEGIATE CHURCH
Collegiate church dedicated to Saint Évroult, witness to a rich history ...Read more
MARMOSET ABBEY
Abbey created by Saint Martin of Tours in the 4th century, a place of local ...Read more
ABBEY OF OUR LADY OF HOPE
Abbey with a remarkable carillon and tropical park in Tarasteix, a place of ...Read more
BOURNET ABBEY
Read moreA very interesting abbey, however, the owner met by chance at the town hall does not want to have it visited. He told us that we could admire it from afar, but despite our efforts we did not find it. The lack of signposts and the impossibility of visiting it does not prompt us to advise you on this site.
BLESSED SACRAMENT VALLEY CARTHUSIAN MONASTERY
SAINT-WANDRILLE ABBEY
Visit of the abbey founded by Saint Wandrille, a place full of history, the ...Read more