User:Charles Matthews/CarolingianMonasteries
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This is a list of monasteries of the Carolingian Empire, in Western Europe around the year 800.
| Abbey | Foundation date (traditional) | Founder (traditional) | Location (present-day) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altaripa Abbey | |||
| Altmünster Abbey | |||
| Altomünster Abbey | |||
| Amorbach Abbey | 734 | Amor, disciple of Pirmin | |
| Andernach Abbey | |||
| Annegray Abbey | |||
| Argenteuil Abbey | |||
| Barisis au Bois Abbey | |||
| Benedictbeuren Abbey | c.740 | ||
| Blois Abbey | |||
| Chelles Abbey | c.658 | Balthild | |
| Chiemsee Abbey | |||
| Corbie Abbey | c.660 | Balthild | |
| Dol Abbey | 6th century | Samson of Dol | |
| Echternach Abbey | end of 7th century | Willibrord | |
| Faremoutiers Abbey | c.620 | Burgundofara | |
| Fécamp Abbey | 658 | Waningus | Fécamp |
| Ferrières Abbey | 630 | Columba | |
| Flavigny Abbey | 717 | Widerad | |
| Fleury Abbey | c.640 | Leodebaldus | |
| Fontaine Abbey | |||
| Fritzlar Abbey (Frideslar) | 732 | Boniface[1] | |
| Gorze Abbey | 749 | Chrodegang of Metz | |
| Fulda Abbey | |||
| Hautvillers Abbey | |||
| Hersfeld Abbey | 736, again 769 | Sturm | |
| Holzkirchen Abbey | |||
| Honau Abbey | |||
| Hornbach Abbey | |||
| Jumièges Abbey | 634 | Philibert | |
| Kaiserwerth Abbey | |||
| Kempten Abbey | |||
| Kitzingen Abbey | |||
| Kochel Abbey | |||
| Landévennec Abbey | 5th century | Winwaloe (Guénolé) | |
| Lérins Abbey | 410 | Honoratus | |
| Lobbes Abbey | 650 | Landelin | |
| Loches Abbey | |||
| Lorch Abbey | |||
| Lorsch Abbey | 764 | Cancor | |
| Luxeuil Abbey | c.585 | Columbanus | |
| Mazerolles Abbey | |||
| Mettlach Abbey | |||
| Mondsee Abbey | 748 | Odilo of Bavaria | |
| Mont-St-Michel Abbey | |||
| Montier-en-Der Abbey | |||
| Murbach Abbey | 727 | Pirmin | |
| Nantua Abbey | c.660 | Amandus[2] | |
| Niederaltaich Abbey | 731 or 741 | Odilo of Bavaria | |
| Nivelles Abbey | c.640 | Gertrude of Nivelles | |
| Noirmoutier Abbey | |||
| Nouaillé Abbey (Abbaye de Nouaillé-Maupertuis) | End of seventh century[3] | ||
| Novalese Abbey | 726 | ||
| Ochsenfurt Abbey | |||
| Ohrdrut Abbey | |||
| Orbais Abbey | |||
| Ottobeuren Abbey | 764 | Toto | |
| Péronne Abbey | |||
| Prüm Abbey | |||
| Rebais Abbey | |||
| Reichenau Abbey | 724 | Pirmin | |
| Remiremont Abbey | |||
| Sarlat Abbey | |||
| Schäftlarn Abbey | |||
| St Amand Abbey | |||
| St Bavo Abbey, Ghent | |||
| St Denis Abbey | |||
| St Gall Abbey | Gall | ||
| St Hubert Abbey | |||
| St Maixent Abbey | Maxentius | ||
| St Maurice d'Agaune Abbey | 515 | Sigismund of Burgundy | Saint-Maurice, Switzerland |
| St Mesmin Abbey | |||
| St Mihiel Abbey | |||
| St Nazaire Abbey | |||
| St Omer Abbey | |||
| St Peter Abbey, Ghent | |||
| St Quentin Abbey | |||
| St Riquier Abbey | |||
| St Trond Abbey | 7th century | Trudo | |
| St Wandrille Abbey | 648 | Wandregisel | |
| Staffelsee Abbey | |||
| Stavelot-Malmédy Abbey | c.650 | Remaclus | |
| Tauberbischofsheim Abbey | Boniface | ||
| Tegernsee Abbey | c.746 or c.765 | ||
| Tonnerre Abbey | c.800[4] | ||
| Weissenburg Abbey | 7th century | ||
| Wessobrun Abbey | c.753 |
[edit] Source
- Rosamond McKitterick, The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians (1983), p. 377. This is a map, and excludes monasteries attached directly to episcopal sees.

