Global InformationList of Merovingian monasteries information
This is a list of monasteries founded during the Merovingian period, between the years c. 500 and c. 750. The abbeys aren't 'Merovingian' as such, although there are quite a few monasteries which were founded under royal Merovingian patronage, especially in the 7th and early 8th centuries.
| Abbey | Location (present-day) | Foundation date (traditional) | Founder (traditional) | First abbot/abbess |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altaripa Abbey | ||||
| Altmünster Abbey | Luxembourg City | |||
| Altomünster Abbey | Altomünster | c. 750 | Alto | |
| Amorbach Abbey | Amorbach | 734 | Amor, disciple of Pirmin | Amor |
| Andernach Abbey | Andernach | |||
| Annegray Abbey | La Voivre, Haute-Saône | c.585-590 | Columbanus | Columbanus |
| Argenteuil Abbey | Argenteuil | 656 / first mentioned 697 | ||
| Barisis au Bois Abbey | Barisis-aux-Bois | |||
| Benedictbeuren Abbey | Benediktbeuern | c.740, 969 (2nd creation, by Wolfold) | ||
| Bobbio Abbey | Bobbio | 614 | Columbanus | Columbanus |
| Abbey of Bruyères-le-Châtel | Bruyères-le-Châtel | 673 | Chlotilde | Mummola |
| Chelles Abbey | Chelles, Seine-et-Marne | c.658 | Balthild | |
| Chiemsee Abbey | Chiemsee | |||
| Saint Peter Abbey, Corbie | Corbie | c.660 | Balthild | Theofred |
| Dol Abbey | Dol-de-Bretagne | 6th century | Samson of Dol | |
| Echternach Abbey | Echternach | c. 698 | Willibrord | Willibrord |
| Elnone | Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | c. 633 | Amandus | Amandus |
| Faremoutiers Abbey | Faremoutiers | c.620 | Burgundofara | |
| Fécamp Abbey | Fécamp | 658 | Waningus | |
| Ferrières Abbey | Ferrières-en-Gâtinais | 630 | Columbanus | |
| Saint Peter Abbey, Flavigny | Flavigny-sur-Ozerain | 717/19 | Widerad | Magnaoald |
| Fleury Abbey | Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire | c.640 | Leodebaldus | Rigomer? |
| Fritzlar Abbey (Frideslar) | Fritzlar | 724 | Boniface | |
| Gorze Abbey | Gorze | 749 | Chrodegang of Metz | Droctegand |
| Fontanella Abbey | Saint-Wandrille-Rançon | 648 | Wandregisel | Wandregisel |
| Fulda Abbey | Fulda | 744 | Sturm | Sturm |
| Hautmont Abbey | Hautmont | 646? | Vincent Madelgarius | Madelgar, named Vincentius |
| Hautvillers Abbey | Hautvillers | |||
| Hersfeld Abbey | Bad Hersfeld | 736, again 769 | Sturm | |
| Holy Cross Abbey, Poitiers | Poitiers | 552/8 | Radegunde | Agnes |
| Holzkirchen Abbey | Holzkirchen, Lower Franconia | |||
| Honau Abbey | La Wantzenau | |||
| Hornbach Abbey | Hornbach, Germany | |||
| Abbey Notre-Dame de Jouarre | Jouarre | c. 630 | Ado | Theodechilde |
| Saint Peter Abbey, Jumièges | Jumièges | 654 | Philibert | Philibert |
| Kaiserwerth Abbey | Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth | |||
| Kempten Abbey | Kempten | |||
| Kitzingen Abbey | Kitzingen | |||
| Kochel Abbey | Kochel | |||
| Saint Lambert Abbey, Liessies | Liessies | c. 751 | Wilbert | Guntrad |
| Lobbes Abbey | Lobbes | c. 650 | Landelin | Ursmar? |
| Loches Abbey | Loches | |||
| Lorch Abbey | ||||
| Saint Peter and Paul Abbey, Luxeuil | Luxeuil-les-Bains | c.585/90 | Columbanus | Columbanus |
| Marmoutier Abbey | Marmoutier | c.589 or 659? | Leobard? | Leobard |
| Maroilles Abbey | Maroilles | c. 650 | Radobert | Humbert |
| Mettlach Abbey | Mettlach | c. 676 | Leudwinus | |
| Mondsee Abbey | Mondsee (town) | 748 | Odilo of Bavaria | |
| Mont-St-Michel Abbey | Mont-Saint-Michel | 708 | Aubert | |
| Montier-en-Der Abbey | Montier-en-Der | Ca 670 | Berchar(ius) | |
| Murbach Abbey | Murbach | 727 | Pirmin | |
| Nantua Abbey | Nantua | c.660 | Amandus[1] | |
| Saint Maurice Abbey, Niederaltaich | Niederalteich | 731 or 741 | Odilo of Bavaria | Eberswind |
| Nivelles Abbey | Nivelles | c.640 | Gertrude of Nivelles | |
| Noirmoutier Abbey | Noirmoutier | 674 | Philibert | |
| Saint Junian Abbey, Nouaillé-Maupertuis | Nouaillé-Maupertuis | 6th century | Junian | Junian |
| Novalese Abbey | Novalesa | 726 | Abbo of Provence | |
| Ochsenfurt Abbey | Ochsenfurt | |||
| Orbais Abbey | Orbais-l'Abbaye | |||
| Péronne Abbey | ||||
| Prüm Abbey | Prüm | 720/21 | Bertrada of Prüm and Caribert of Laon | Angloard |
| Rebais Abbey | Rebais | 630s | Audoin of Rouen | |
| Reichenau Abbey | Reichenau | 724 | Pirmin | |
| Abbey of Reuil-en-Brie | Reuil-en-Brie | 7th century | Rado | |
| Abbey of Saint-Sauveur, Sarlat | Sarlat | 8th century? | ||
| Saint-Andoche Abbey | Autun | 592 | Brunhilde | Thalassia |
| Saint-Aubin d’Angers | Angers | Before 616 | Bobenus? | |
| Saint Bavo Abbey, Ghent | Ghent | c. 630 | Amandus | |
| Sainte Colombe Abbey, Sens | Sens | 620 | Chlothar II | Aggo ? |
| Saint Denis Abbey | Saint-Denis | 623/39 | Dagobert I | |
| Saint Eloi Abbey | Noyon | 645 | Eligius | |
| Saint Emmeran Abbey | Regensburg | c. 739 | Gaubald | |
| Saint-Germain-des-Prés | Paris | c. 557 | Germanus | Doctroyée |
| Saint Gall Abbey | Sankt Gallen | 719? | Othmar | Othmar |
| Abbey of Saint Genevieve | Paris | 502? | Chlodowech & Saint Clotilde | |
| Saint Glossinde Abbey | Metz | c. 604 | Glossinde | Glossinde |
| St Hubert Abbey | Saint-Hubert, Belgium | |||
| Saint Lucian Abbey | Beauvais | c. 583/5 | Chilperic I? | Ebrulf |
| Sainte-Marie de Saint-Jean-le-Grand Abbey | Autun | Bef. 589 | Syagrius of Autun | Thalassia |
| Saint Martin Abbey | Autun | Bef. 589 | Syagrius of Autun | Lupus |
| Saint Maurice d'Agaune Abbey | Saint-Maurice | 515 | Sigismund of Burgundy | |
| Saint Medard Abbey | Soissons | 557 | Chlothar I | |
| Saint Mesmin Abbey | Micy | ca. 508 | Euspicius | Euspicius |
| Saint Michael Abbey, Mihiel | Saint-Mihiel | c. 709 [first mention] | Wulfoad? | |
| St Nazaire Abbey | ||||
| Saint Bertin Abbey, Sithiu | Saint-Omer | c. 654 | Audomar | Bertin |
| Saint Peter Abbey | Remiremont | Ca 620 | Romaric | Amatus [men], Mactefleda [women] |
| Saint Peter Abbey, Ghent | Ghent | 631? | Amandus | |
| Saint Peter Abbey, Solignac | Solignac | 631/2 | Eligius | Remaclus |
| Saint Pierre de la Couture | Le Mans | bef. 616 | Bertechramn of Le Mans | |
| Saint-Pierre-le-Vif, Sens | Sens | First half 6th century? | Theudechild | |
| Saint Pierre-le-Bas Abbey | Vienne | 6th century | Leonianus | Leonianus |
| Saint Peter and Saint Paul Abbey | Wissembourg | bef. 661 | Austrasian nobles | Principius of Speyer? |
| Saint Quentin Abbey | Mont Saint Quentin | ca. 660 | Chlodovech II | Ultan? |
| St Riquier Abbey, Centula | Saint-Riquier | 625/38 | Richarius | Richarius |
| Saint Symphorian Abbey | Metz | c. 609 | Pappolus | |
| Saint Trond Abbey | Sint-Truiden | 656? | Trudo | |
| Saint Vaast Abbey | Arras | 667 | Audebert | |
| Staffelsee Abbey | Staffelsee | |||
| Stavelot-Malmédy Abbey | Stavelot, Malmedy | c.650 | Remaclus | |
| Tauberbischofsheim Abbey | Tauberbischofsheim | Bef. 754 | Boniface | Leoba |
| Tegernsee Abbey | Tegernsee | c.746 or c.765 |
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.