Monastère des Bernardines de Dijon, Bernardine monastery in Dijon, France

The Bernardines Monastery in Dijon is a religious complex built in classical style, with its main church constructed between 1699 and 1709 following architectural plans from the Oratorian order. The complex includes several buildings arranged around courtyards that once served the daily needs of the religious community.

Bishop Sébastien Zamet of Langres moved the Bernardine nuns from Tart to Dijon on 24 May 1623, first to rue Verrerie and from 1624 to 1632 to the site on rue Sainte-Anne, where they adopted the Rumilly rule. The church, designed by Oratorian Louis Trestournel, was built from 1699 to 1709; the monastery was completed in 1767. During the Revolution the nuns were expelled and the buildings became a barracks, then from 1803 to 1974 housed the Hospice Sainte-Anne orphanage.

The monastery now houses two museums displaying religious artworks and objects related to daily life in the Burgundy region. These collections reveal how people lived and worshipped in this area over centuries.

The complex stands at 17 rue Sainte-Anne in central Dijon, with the former monastery buildings and the church of Sainte-Anne side by side around the courtyard. The Museum of Burgundian Life occupies the monastery since 1993, and the Museum of Sacred Art has been in the church since 1980; both are the way to see the interiors. The site has been listed as a monument historique since 26 May 1926.

The church was dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin and to Saint Stephen Harding, an abbot of Cîteaux, and his portrait stands on the portal beside that of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. The nuns followed the rule of Rumilly. The monastery was listed as a monument historique on 26 May 1926.