Marmoutier Abbey, Benedictine abbey in Marmoutier, France
The monastery features Romanesque architecture with three distinctive towers at the western end, forming part of the Route Romane d'Alsace.
Saint Leobard established the monastery around 590 as a community for Irish monks under the Rule of St. Columbanus, before Saint Pirmin introduced Benedictine rules in 728.
The monastery served as a center of religious education and manuscript production, attracting scholars and pilgrims from across medieval Europe.
The surviving parish church maintains regular religious services and welcomes visitors to explore its architectural elements from Thursday through Sunday.
The monastery bears two different names: Marmoutier Abbey in French and Maursmünster Abbey in German, reflecting the regional historical transitions.
Location: Marmoutier
Inception: 7 century
Address: place du Général-de-Gaulle
GPS coordinates: 48.69056,7.38222
Latest update: July 24, 2025 11:45
Former abbey church
52 m
Couvent de Reinacker
2.1 km
Église Saint-Blaise de Sindelsberg
1.3 km
Maison au 6, rue du Général-Leclerc
101 m
Banc-reposoir de Marmoutier
2.1 km
Église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur de Lochwiller
2.5 km
Église Saint-Cyriaque de Reutenbourg
1.9 km
Chapelle Saint-Denis de Marmoutier
310 m
Église Saints-Vincent-et-Anastase de Schwenheim
3.3 km
Synagogue of Marmoutier
204 m
Ancien hôtel de Wangen
165 m
Marmoutier Jewish cemetery
1.2 km
Maison au 131, rue Principale à Schwenheim
3.4 km
Banc-reposoir de Westhouse-Marmoutier
3.5 km
Église Saint-Remi de Singrist
2.2 km
Banc-reposoir de Lochwiller
1.1 km
Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Thal-Marmoutier
2.6 km
Chapelle Saint-Denis de Marmoutier
287 m
Église Saint-Pancrace de Jetterswiller
3.3 km
Église Saint-Symphorien de Dimbsthal
2.7 km
Chapelle de la Sainte-Croix de Schwenheim
3.3 km
Église Saint-Maurice
2.8 km
Chapelle rue du Mosselbach à Thal-Marmoutier
2.6 km
Point d'Orgue
50 m
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Schwebwiller
2.7 km
Croix de chemin à Jetterswiller
3.6 km
Orgue de tribune de l'abbaye de Marmoutier
0 m
Chapelle de Dimbsthal
2.8 kmReviews
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