Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey

The Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey is an abbey located within the city and of in Normandy, in the department of Manche. Now owned and operated as a French national monument, religious services still occur and occasionally monks are invited to take up residence.
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  • Email: abbaye.mont-saint-michel@monuments-nationaux.fr
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: abbey in France
  • Also known as: “Église abbatiale”, “モンサンミシェル修道院”, “圣米歇尔山修道院”, “梅爾韋耶隱修院”, “梅韋勒隱修院”, and “聖米歇爾山隱修院”
  • Address: Le Mont-Saint-Michel, 50170

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Saint-Michel and Jardins Sainte-Catherine.

Islet
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is an islet.

Garden
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is a garden.

Museum
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is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mont Saint-Michel and Beauvoir.

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is a small UNESCO World Heritage site on an island just off the coast near in the department of of in northern .

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region in northwestern France. Andrés de Santa Cruz died there in 1865. is situated 4½ km south of Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey.

Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey

Latitude
48.63602° or 48° 38′ 10″ north
Longitude
-1.51145° or 1° 30′ 41″ west
Inception
12th century
Height
79 metres (258 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8CWWJFPQ+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 322437078
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q651388
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Abadía del Monte Saint-Michel”
  • Basque: “Mont-Saint-Michelgo abadia”
  • Breton: “Abati Menez-Mikael”
  • Catalan: “abadia de Mont Saint-Michel”
  • Catalan: “Abadia del Mont Saint-Michel”
  • Chinese: “聖彌額爾山隱修院”
  • Czech: “Opatství Mont-Saint-Michel”
  • Dutch: “La Merveille du Mont Saint-Michel”
  • Dutch: “Mont Saint-Michel”
  • Estonian: “Mont-Saint-Micheli klooster”
  • Finnish: “Mont Saint-Michelin pohjapiirustukset”
  • French: “abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel”
  • French: “Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel”
  • German: “Mont-Saint-Michel”
  • Greek: “Αββαείο του Μον-Σαιν-Μισέλ”
  • Hindi: “मोंट-सेंट-मिशेल एब्बे”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Mont-Saint-Michel”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Mont-Saint-Michel”
  • Japanese: “モン＝サン＝ミシェル修道院”
  • Macedonian: “Мон Сен Мишел”
  • Persian: “کلیسای مون-سن-میشل”
  • Polish: “Mont Saint-Michel”
  • Polish: “Opactwo św. Michała Archanioła na Mont Saint-Michel”
  • Portuguese: “abadia do Monte Saint-Michel”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia do Monte Saint-Michel”
  • Slovenian: “Opatija Mont Saint Michel”
  • Spanish: “abadía del Monte Saint-Michel”
  • Spanish: “Abadía del Monte Saint-Michel”
  • Swedish: “Mont-Saint-Michel kloster”
  • Venetian: “Monte San Michełe”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mont Saint-Michel and Terrasse de l’Abside.

Nearby Places

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