Notre Dame du Calvaire Abbey

Notre Dame du Calvaire Abbey is a Trappist monastery in New Brunswick featuring stone buildings and traditional structures arranged across its grounds. The complex includes a chapel, residential quarters, and outbuildings laid out according to monastic principles and needs.

French Trappist monks established this monastery in 1902 after leaving Bonnecombe Abbey due to religious restrictions in France. The community then continued its monastic traditions in Canada for over a century.

The monastery reflects Trappist life through daily prayer rhythms and contemplative silence that shape the daily routine. Visitors can sense this spiritual order in the quiet spaces and how everything is arranged for monastic practice.

The monastery closed to regular visitors in 2024, so advance appointments are required to visit. Those interested should contact ahead to arrange access and learn about current visiting conditions.

A neighboring Cistercian nuns' abbey, Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, operated nearby and shared a connected monastic landscape with this community. These two religious houses together shaped the area and left a distinct mark on the region.

Location: Rogersville

Inception: 1902

GPS coordinates: 46.76530,-65.44470

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:41