Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey
Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Manche · Normandy
The Fraternités Monastiques de Jérusalem live their monastic life within Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey, welcoming visitors and pilgrims and inviting them to pray alongside them.
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Normandy is home to one of France's oldest monastic traditions: several of its Benedictine abbeys have been in continuous operation for centuries, and many still welcome retreatants. It is a region where people come seeking the rhythm of the Divine Office as much as the setting.
This page brings together spiritual retreat venues in Normandy, kept continuously up to date: type of accommodation, length of stay, and whether you can come alone, with a group, or with family.
Our article Where to go on retreat in Normandy? presents several of them in detail.
12 places for a retreat
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Foyer Marie Jean – Domaine Saint Antoine
Grand-Couronne · Seine-Maritime · Normandy
Located in Grand-Couronne, 25 minutes from Rouen, Domaine Saint Antoine offers spiritual retreats in Normandy throughout the year. On the edge of the Londe-Rouvray forest, this peaceful place provides an ideal setting for a Christian retreat, a time of silence, prayer, and renewal.
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Prieuré Notre-Dame des Eaux vives
La Chapelle-Montligeon · Orne · Normandy
Depuis 2009, les sœurs de la Nouvelle Alliance accueillent des retraitants au Prieuré Notre-Dame des Eaux vives, près du sanctuaire de Montligeon, au cœur du Perche (Normandie), dans un cadre calme, paisible et ressourçant.
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Notre-Dame-de-Fidélité Convent, Douvres
Douvres-la-Délivrande · Calvados · Normandy
In Calvados, not far from Caen and 6 miles from the first D-Day beaches, you'll find Notre-Dame-de-Fidélité Convent, home to a religious community dedicated to education. Their monastery welcomes everyone for a time of spiritual renewal in Normandy!
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Abbaye de Bricquebec
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin · Manche · Normandy
Located in the heart of the Cotentin, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Grâce de Bricquebec is home to a community of ten Cistercian brothers who will offer you a restorative retreat, and make sure you get to taste their famous pâté!
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Carmel du Havre
Le Havre · Seine-Maritime · Normandy
Right in the heart of Le Havre, the community watches over the city like a lighthouse, just minutes from the sea, in a quiet neighborhood. The Carmelite sisters welcome you for a time of rest and renewal with a hint of sea air!
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Our Lady of Protection Abbey of Valognes
Valognes · Manche · Normandy
Located at the entrance to the historic town of Valognes, known for its Gallo-Roman baths and just 15 minutes from the sea, Our Lady of Protection Abbey welcomes individuals and groups for a tailored retreat and a time of renewal in the far north of Normandy!
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Argentan Abbey of Our Lady
Argentan · Orne · Normandy
Nestled in the Suisse normande region of Normandy, Argentan Abbey of Our Lady can trace its history back to the Merovingian era. The contemplative Benedictine nuns who watch over this sanctuary welcome women retreatants year-round to share in their fraternal, prayerful, and industrious life.
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Abbaye Saint-Martin de Mondaye
Juaye-Mondaye · Calvados · Normandy
In the Calvados department, in the heart of the Norman countryside and not far from the historic D-Day beaches, lies Mondaye Abbey! A gem of classical architecture, it is a privileged place where some twenty canons live. They welcome you warmly to share their prayer and enjoy the peaceful, restorative surroundings!
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Louis and Zélie Martin Sanctuary of Alençon
Alençon · Orne · Normandy
The origins of Little Thérèse lie in the Norman town of Alençon, about an hour's drive from Lisieux. In 2015, at the time of the canonization of her parents, Louis and Zélie Martin, the diocese of Séez established a sanctuary in the very places where they lived. The sanctuary welcomes all pilgrims for a spiritually renewing experience in Alençon!
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Notre-Dame de Montligeon Sanctuary
La Chapelle-Montligeon · Orne · Normandy
Set in the hills of Perche, 150 km west of Paris, the Notre-Dame de Montligeon sanctuary is a place of hope, a place of comfort and a place of peace.
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Abbaye Sainte Trinité de La Lucerne
La Lucerne-d'Outremer · Manche · Normandy
Nichée en Normandie, à proximité du Mont-Saint-Michel, l’Abbaye de La Lucerne est un lieu privilégié pour vivre une retraite spirituelle dans un cadre paisible, entre nature, silence et patrimoine. Ce centre de retraite chrétienne propose un accompagnement spirituel, des temps de prière en chant grégorien et une expérience ressourçante ouverte à tous.
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