19 and 20 September

September 2026

Saturday 19
- 14:00 - 15:00
Sunday 20
- 14:00 - 15:00

Bibliothèque bénédictine

8 Rue du Palais de Justice, 55300 Saint-Mihiel

Meuse

Grand Est

Guided discovery of a Benedictine Library

Name: Guided discovery of a Benedictine Library
Start: 2026-09-19T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T15:00:00+02:00
Location: Bibliothèque bénédictine

Let yourself be captivated by the majesty of this library which houses more than 8,000 books.

19 and 20 September

©Gaëlle Montel

Let yourself be captivated by the majesty of this library which houses more than 8,000 books.

September 2026

Saturday 19
- 14:00 - 15:00
Sunday 20
- 14:00 - 15:00

Additionnal information

Manifestation

Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

About the location

Bibliothèque bénédictine

8 Rue du Palais de Justice, 55300 Saint-Mihiel

Meuse

Grand Est

The Benedictine library (1775) includes 9,000 books, including 74 manuscripts, 86 incunabula and nearly 6,000 works bearing the manuscript ex libris of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Mihiel.
For two centuries, the library has been presented as follows: two rooms, 5 meters high, the first square, remarkable for its richly decorated plaster ceiling, representing the four seasons, the four elements and four of the five continents, and its carved oak panelling of the eighteenth century; the second, fifty meters long and illuminated by 17 windows, more sober, whose ceiling and woodwork were meticulously restored after the war of 1914-1918 which had severely damaged them.

September 2026

Geführte Besichtigung einer Benediktinerbibliothek

Guided discovery of a Benedictine Library

Visita guidata di una biblioteca benedettina

Découverte guidée d'une Bibliothèque bénédictine

Visita guiada a una biblioteca benedictina

September 2026