Pairis Abbey

Pairis Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Orbey in Haut-Rhin, Alsace, northeastern France.

The surviving building serves today as a nursing home.

In the 13th century, abbot Martin of Pairis preached the Fourth Crusade and then participated in the misfire of it.

After taking active part in the sacking of Constantinople, Martin brought several looted relics from there to Pairis, increasing the status of the monastery considerably.

In 1648, Maulbronn was turned over to the Protestant Duchy of Württemberg by the Peace of Westphalia.