Clervaux Abbey

The Abbey of St. Maurice and St. Maurus of Clervaux (Luxembourgish: Benediktinerabtei hellege Moritz) (French: Abbaye Saint-Maurice et Saint-Maur de Clervaux), founded in 1890, is a Benedictine monastery in Clervaux, Luxembourg. It is a member of the Solesmes Congregation in the Benedictine Confederation.

Clervaux Abbey
Abbaye de Clervaux
Clervaux Abbey
Location within Luxembourg
Monastery information
Full nameAbbaye Saint-Maurice et Saint-Maur de Clervaux
OrderBenedictine
Established1908
Mother houseSolesmes Abbey
Dedicated toSaint Maurice & Saint Maurus
DioceseLuxembourg
People
Founder(s)Dom Louis-Charles Couturier, O.S.B.
AbbotDom Michel Jorrot, O.S.B.
Important associated figuresDom Jean Leclercq, O.S.B.
Architecture
Functional statusactive
ArchitectJ.F. Klomp
StyleNeo-Romanesque
Groundbreaking1909
Site
Coordinates50.0544°N 6.0293°E / 50.0544; 6.0293
Websitewww.abbaye-clervaux.lu/fr/accueil/
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