List of Carolingian monasteries

This is a partial 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	750	Alto
Amorbach Abbey	734	Amor, disciple of Pirmin
Andernach Abbey
Annegray Abbey
Argenteuil Abbey	656 / first mentioned 697
Barisis au Bois Abbey
Benedictbeuren Abbey	c.740, 969 (2nd creation, by Wolfold)
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
Fritzlar Abbey (Frideslar)	724	Boniface
Gorze Abbey	749	Chrodegang of Metz
Fulda Abbey	744	Sturm
Hautvillers Abbey
Hersfeld Abbey	736, again 769	Sturm
Holzkirchen Abbey
Honau Abbey
Hornbach Abbey
Jumièges Abbey	654	Philibert
Kaiserswerth Abbey
Kempten Abbey
Kitzingen Abbey
Kochel Abbey
Landévennec Abbey	c.485	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	708	Aubert
Montier-en-Der Abbey	Ca 670	Berchar(ius)
Murbach Abbey	727	Pirmin
Nantua Abbey	c.660	Amandus
Neustadt am Main Abbey	late 760s	Megingoz
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
Novalese Abbey	726	Abbo of Provence
Ochsenfurt Abbey
Ohrdrut Abbey
Orbais Abbey
Ottobeuren Abbey	764	Toto
Péronne Abbey
Prüm Abbey	720/21	Bertrada of Prüm and Caribert of Laon
Rebais Abbey	630s	Audoin of Rouen
Reichenau Abbey	724	Pirmin
Remiremont Abbey	Ca 620	Romaric
Sarlat Abbey
Schäftlarn Abbey	762	Waltrich
Saint-Amand Abbey	630s	Amandus
Saint-Aubin d’Angers	Before 616	Bobenus?
St Bavo Abbey, Ghent	c. 630	Amandus
St Denis Abbey	623/39	Dagobert I
St Gall Abbey	1st half 8th century	Gall
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines Abbey	First mentioned 819
St Hubert Abbey
St Maixent Abbey	459?	Agapitus, but named after 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	650s	Bertin
St Peter Abbey, Ghent	631?	Amandus
Saint-Pierre-le-Vif, Sens	6th century	Theudechild
St Quentin Abbey
St Riquier Abbey	625/38	Richarius
St Trond Abbey	7th century	Trudo
Saint Vaast Abbey	667	Audebert
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
Weissenburg Abbey	7th century
Wessobrun Abbey	c.753

Source

• Rosamond McKitterick, The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians (1983), p. 377. This is a map, and excludes monasteries attached directly to episcopal sees.

See also

• Notitia de servitio monasteriorum
• Carolingian architecture
• Carolingian art
• Carolingian dynasty
• Carolingian Empire
• Carolingian minuscule
• Carolingian Renaissance