Bellemagny Convent

The Bellemagny Convent is the birthplace of the congregation of the Adorant Benedictines, founded in 1851 by Abbé Joseph Aloyse Faller, originally from Barr. From its beginnings, this community expanded far beyond Alsace: to Indre, Drôme, Burgundy, Haute-Saône, Saint-Louis and Lutterbach, as well as Louisiana (United States), Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. The sisters founded and managed orphanages, schools, boarding schools, as well as homes for disabled and elderly people. Today, the Bellemagny Convent retains its role as the motherhouse for the congregation and the French province.

Located on the route of the Way of St. James, the convent welcomes between 200 and 300 pilgrims each year who stop for one or two nights. The sisters offer accommodation for up to about fifteen people, as well as dinner and breakfast. This place is also open to those seeking renewal and to groups, who can use a meeting room.

The architectural ensemble, composed of a chapel, remarkable buildings, religious structures in the cemetery, and a park, forms an imposing and peaceful site.