Gembloux-sur-Orneau - Benedictine Abbey

The abbey was founded in the 10th C. by St Guibert but the buildings from this period were demolished between 1762 and 1779. The new building including restoration of the old cloisters began in 1779 according to plans by the architect Dewez on a rocky outcrop above the Orneau.

The former abbot's palace with an Ionic portal with columns stands in the impressive courtyard.

The former abbey church, a parish church from 1812, is built above a 12th C. Romanesque crypt. Since 1861 the monastery buildings have been occupied by the National Agricultural Institute.