List of Christian religious houses in France
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This is a list of Christian religious houses in France
, both extant and non-extant, and for either men or women (or both).
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, both extant and non-extant, and for either men or women (or both).
Augustinians
- Chancelade Abbey (Abbaye de Chancelade or Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade), canons (ChanceladeChancelade-References:*...
, Dordogne)http://www.abbaye-chancelade.com/ - ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
:- Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus of the Perpetual Adoration, Rue de Picpus, Paris (Congrégation des Sacrés Coeurs de Marie et de Jésus de l'Adoration Perpétuelle), canonesses; formerly the Priory of the Canonesses of St. Augustine of the Victory of Lepanto, known during the French RevolutionFrench RevolutionThe French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
as the Maison de Santé de CoignardCoignardThe Coignard was a convent of Canonesses founded in Paris on 7 October 1647 and dedicated to Saint-Augustin de la Victoire-de-Lépante... - Abbey of St. Genevieve, Parishttp://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13347a.htm
- Abbey of St. Victor, Parishttp://faculty.leeu.edu/~dcoulter/Abb_of_St_Victor.htmhttp://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13388a.htm
- Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus of the Perpetual Adoration, Rue de Picpus, Paris (Congrégation des Sacrés Coeurs de Marie et de Jésus de l'Adoration Perpétuelle), canonesses; formerly the Priory of the Canonesses of St. Augustine of the Victory of Lepanto, known during the French Revolution
- Abbey of St. Jean des Vignes, Soissonshttp://www.ville-soissons.fr/decouvrir_soissons/patrimoine/patrimoine_a_decouvrir/architectural/l_ancienne_abbaye_saint_jean_des_vignes
- Abbey of St. Loup, TroyesAbbey of Saint Loup, TroyesThe Abbey of Saint-Loup of Troyes near Troyes in Champagne, France, was established in the ninth century to shelter the relics of bishop Lupus of Troyes, Saint Loup, the legendary defender of the city against Attila in the fifth century and patron of the city...
http://www.ville-troyes.fr/scripts/musees/publigen/content/templates/show.asp?P=406&L=FR
Carmelites
- Lisieux Carmel (Carmel de Lisieux), nuns, (LisieuxLisieuxLisieux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Lisieux is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland...
, Calvados)http://www.carmel.asso.fr/Lisieux.html
Carthusians
- see List of Carthusian monasteries in France
Franciscans
- Capuchin Friary, Crest (Monastère des Capucins de Crest) Capuchin friars, (CrestCrest, DrômeCrest is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:Its inhabitants are called Crestois.-Sights:* The Tour de Crest, one of the highest medieval keeps in France - 52 m. Its height dominates the town. The tower was part of a castle which guarded one of the entrances to the...
, Drôme)http://dioiscrestois.cef.fr/spip.php?article686
Sources
- Soissons Municipal website: St. Jean des Vignes Abbey
- Marseille-Tourisme.com: Abbaye Saint Victor
- St. Victor's Abbey, Paris
- Le Piéton de Paris: Canonesses, Rue de Picpus
- Friends of Chancelade Abbey
- Patrimoine de France
- Catholic EncyclopediaCatholic EncyclopediaThe Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia and the Original Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia published in the United States. The first volume appeared in March 1907 and the last three volumes appeared in 1912, followed by a master index...
: - Troyes municipal website: St. Loup's Abbey
- Capuchin friary, Crest
- Carmel de Lisieux