Priory of Le Plessis-Grimoult

Priory of Le Plessis-Grimoult
Prieuré du Plessis-Grimoult
Guillaume Causson's 13th-century doorway
Religion
AffiliationCatholic Church
RegionNormandy
DeityChristian God
PatronSaint Stephen
Year consecrated1131
Location
MunicipalityPlessis-Grimoult
CountryFrance
Geographic coordinates48°57′43″N 0°36′30″W / 48.9619°N 0.6083°W / 48.9619; -0.6083
Architecture
FounderRichard Samson

The Priory of Le Plessis-Grimoult (French: Prieuré du Plessis-Grimoult) is a former Augustinian monastery established in the 12th century in Le Plessis-Grimoult in the department of Calvados, Normandy, France. The ruins were listed as a monument historique (national heritage site) in 1928, and the nearby archaeological site and the remains of the fortified garden in 1996.

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