Bonneval Abbey, Benedictine monastery in Bonneval, France.

Bonneval Abbey is a Benedictine monastery featuring fortified entrance gates and an abbot's residence from the fifteenth century constructed on thirteenth-century stone foundations. The buildings display different construction periods and maintain their religious architectural character through reinforced walls and gated access points.

Founded in 857 by the knight Foulques under Charles of Provence, the abbey was first dedicated to Saints Peter and Marcellinus. It took the name Florentinus after receiving relics of Saints Florentinus and Hilarius, martyred in Burgundy, brought back from Roanne to Orléans in thanks to abbot Aurelian of Ainay. Norman raids burned it in 911; Eudes of Blois rebuilt it some fifty years later, and Louis VI took it under royal protection in 1110.

The abbey's name comes from Saints Florentinus and Hilarius, whose relics were brought from Roanne to Orléans; the miracles reported on that journey made the saints so popular that the house was known by their names. Two large paintings from the monastery refectory now hang in Bonneval's parish church of Notre-Dame, showing the miracle of the loaves and fishes and Jesus healing Simon the Leper, the latter a copy after Nicolas Poussin.

The monastery now operates as a psychiatric hospital, continuing medical use established since 1861, which may restrict visitor access to certain areas. Check beforehand what portions of the compound can be visited and whether guided tours are available.

Two large paintings from the monastery refectory now hang in Bonneval's parish church of Notre-Dame: one shows the miracle of the loaves and fishes, the other Jesus healing Simon the Leper, a copy after Nicolas Poussin. The abbey is today the Centre Hospitalier Henry Ey, named for the psychiatrist who directed it from 1900 to 1977.