Monastic orders
Annunciations
3 monasteries in France
What if the biggest change starts with a simple “yes”?
The Annunciations contemplate Mary at the moment of the Annunciation and learn from her listening, trust and availability to God's action.
In silence, prayer and fraternal life, they seek to welcome the presence of Christ every day and to witness to it through their way of living. Founded by Saint Joan of France, the Order of the Annunciation offers a path of inner freedom, joy and hope for those who wish to give their whole life to God.
“The first and principal foundation of this order is to please God by imitating the Virgin Mary. (From the Annunciation Rule.)
Benedictines
36 monasteries in France
What if seeking God became the common thread of your life? The Benedictines seek God at the heart of prayer, work and common life.
Inspired by the wisdom of Saint Benedict, they cultivate listening, balance and attention to the presence of God in all things. In the stability of a monastery, they discover that a simple life can become a path of inner freedom, communion and deep joy.
“As one advances in religious life and in faith, the heart expands and one begins to run in the way of God's commandments with an ineffable sweetness of love. (Rule of St. Benedict, prologue.)
Carmelites
46 monasteries in France
What if the encounter you've always been looking for is deep within you? Carmelites dedicate their lives to friendship with Christ in silence, prayer and contemplation. At the school of Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint John of the Cross and Saint Teresa of Lisieux, they learn to welcome the love of God and to abandon themselves to it with confidence. A hidden life, but deeply connected to the joys, questions and sufferings of the world
“In the heart of the Church, my mother, I will be love." (Saint Therese of Lisieux.)
Cistercians
15 monasteries in France
What if simplicity opened a path to the essential? Cistercian women choose a life of prayer, silence and work, inspired by the Gospel and the tradition of Saint Benedict.
In the sobriety of daily life and fidelity to fraternal life, they seek God with all their heart. Their existence, discreet but deeply rooted, testifies that it is possible to live differently, in listening, peace and communion. A path for those who wish to let God shape their lives.
"You have to risk everything in the little things of everyday life." (Brother Christophe, monk of Tibhirine.)
Clares
26 monasteries in France
What if choosing poverty was a way to rediscover the essentials? The Poor Clares follow Christ in the manner of Saint Clare of Assisi, in a life of prayer, fraternity and joyful sobriety. At the heart of a community, they learn to love with a free heart, attentive to others and open to God. A vocation where poverty becomes trust, fraternity becomes joy and the life given becomes a source of peace.
“The happiness of following the life and poverty of Jesus Christ. (Saint Clare.)
Bethlehem Nuns
13 monasteries in France
What if your desire for depth is a call to meet God? The sisters of Bethlehem choose a life of silence, solitude and fraternity to make themselves available to the presence of Christ.
Following Mary and in the spirit of the desert monks and Carthusians, they learn to welcome every moment as a gift. A simple and hidden life, but open to the largest dimensions of the human heart: love, peace and communion with God.
"May God in his three persons be contemplated, adored, celebrated, in Jesus, dead out of love and risen, at the heart of the Church, according to the Gospel, at the school of the Virgin Mary. (Of the monastic family charism of Bethlehem)
Chartreuse nuns
2 monasteries in France
What if silence made it possible to hear the essential? The Carthusian nuns live a radical vocation of contemplation, at the school of Saint Bruno. In the inhabited solitude of their cell, they seek an ever deeper encounter with Christ, through prayer, listening to the word and the simple work of each day. Far from being an isolation, their silence becomes an offered presence: they bring the whole world before God. A path of depth, peace and inner freedom.
“Our main occupation and vocation is to find God in silence and solitude." (Cf. statutes of the Chartreux order, book 1, chapter 4, article 1.)
Dominican nuns
11 monasteries in France
What if your search for truth could open a path to God? Dominican nuns, following Saint Dominic, dedicate their lives to listening to the word, to prayer and to contemplation. In silence, their fraternal life grows an intelligence enlightened by faith, where truth never separates itself from mercy. Through their intercession, they carry the joys and wounds of the world. A vocation for those who desire a heart inhabited by God's compassion.
“Contemplate and pass on to others what has been contemplated.» Contemplari et contemplata aliis tradere
Passionists
1 monastery in France
What if the wounds of the world could become a place of encounter with God? Passionist nuns contemplate the love of Christ even in his Passion and learn to recognize his presence in the heart of human frailty. Through prayer, fraternal life and silence, they bring before God the questions, sufferings and hopes of our time. A simple and radical life, inhabited by compassion, solidarity and hope.
“The Passion of Jesus is the greatest and most admirable work of divine love. (Saint Paul of the Cross.)
Redemptoristins
1 community in France
What if your life could become a living reminder of God's love? The Redemptorist nuns choose to live by the love of Christ who raises, heals and restores hope. In silence, prayer and fraternal life, they seek to become a “living memory of the Redeemer” for our time. A life given to God, in the service of a world in search of meaning, reconciliation and true joy.
“Become living copies of Jesus. May your life shout its love to the world. (Blessed Marie-Céleste Crostarosa.
Contact
Redemptoristine Monastery
2, rue Principale
67110 OBERBRONN
03 90 55 36 32
Sacramentins
1 community in France
What if God's presence could transform a whole life? Sacramentine nuns choose to live to the rhythm of Eucharistic adoration, attentive to Christ present in the heart of everyday life. In a simple, fraternal and prayerful life, they offer a space of silence and hope for the world. A vocation that invites us to live fully in the present moment and to draw strength from God's love.
"Driven by love, the Church is concerned to transmit to future Christian generations (...) faith and doctrine on the Eucharistic mystery. […] For" in this sacrament is summed up the whole mystery of our salvation. "" (Saint John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia.)
Contact
Blessed Sacrament Monastery
Our Lady of Emmaus
04280 CERESTE
04 92 79 04 41
Vistandines
13 monasteries in France
What if the real strength is in gentleness? The visitandines draw their inspiration from Saint Francis de Sales and Saint Jeanne de Chantal, who opened an accessible and deeply human path of holiness.
In the silence of prayer, the simplicity of daily life and fraternity, they discover a God who is close, meek and humble of heart. A life that invites you to grow in love, trust and inner freedom.
“Truly, our little congregation is a work of the heart of Jesus and Mary. The dying savior bore us through the opening of his Sacred Heart." (Saint Francis de Sales.)
