Abbaye de Malmedy, Protected Benedictine abbey in Malmedy, Belgium.

The Abbaye de Malmedy is a Benedictine monastery at the heart of Malmedy, featuring a church from the 18th century with architectural elements from different building periods. The former abbey buildings now house educational facilities and a justice court, while the church continues to serve as a main place of worship.

Remaclus, a monk from Aquitaine, founded Malmedy between 647 and 650 with the support of the Austrasian king Sigebert III, at the same time as Stavelot; a single abbot governed both houses until the French Revolution. In the 10th century the monks adopted the Rule of Saint Benedict and a small principality of the Holy Roman Empire grew around the two monasteries. The abbey was destroyed in 1244, 1491, 1521, 1587 and 1689, rebuilt plainly from 1701 to 1708, and suppressed on 1 September 1796.

The abbey church, built from 1776 to about 1782 to plans by architect Charles Antoine Galhausen, became the parish church in 1819. The monastery's schools were renowned and intellectual life was intense until at least the 13th century; the 12th-century Stavelot Bible, made in one of the two abbeys, is now in the British Museum. Pilgrims came in crowds to venerate the relics of Saint Quirin, especially in times of calamity and war.

The complex sits within the town center and the church is accessible to visitors, especially when services are not taking place. Checking local information before your visit helps you understand what parts are open and when you can walk around the property.

Between 1920 and 1925, the abbey church temporarily served as the cathedral for the newly created Diocese of Eupen-Malmedy after World War I. This unusual role was brief, but it shows how important the building was to the region's religious history during that period.