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The monastery was founded on a dependency of the Moscow Patriarchate. In 1988, the Highman Barsanuphe Ferrier gave new life to the village of La Traverse, which had been abandoned for several decades.

The Marcuskerk was completed in February 1968 and made available to the reformed parish of Marcuskerk that year. The parish of Mattheus meets twice every Sunday in a church service. The services take place alternately in the Marcuskerk, the Oude Kerk and the Nieuwe Kerk. The weekday activities mainly take place in the Marcuskerk.

Modern church with small tower. Built as Dutch Reformed Church with the name Marcuskerk. Now a PKN church, with the name Markuskerk. In Breda-Oost. New glass entrance from 2005. Also rented for a number of years by the Church of the Nazarene. The Church of the Nazarene now holds services in Gebouw Gerardus Majella , Odilia van Salmstraat 25, 4811 LA Breda.

Services in community center from 1908 to 1963. Out of use and demolished. Replaced by the Marcuskerk.

Beautiful reconstruction church with roof turret. Built as Dutch Reformed Church. From 1975 to 1995 in use as a church building of the Reformed Bond modality of the Reformed Church. Since 1995 the "Bonders" have used the Bethlehem Church. After a renovation, the Marcus Church was put into use in 1996 as the central church of the SOW Wijkgemeente Moerwijk-Morgenstond, since 2004 a Protestant Church.

The Church of Mare de Déu del Roser is the only survivor of the Convent of Sant Francesc de Tortosa, founded in the 13th century. It was originally located on the opposite bank of the river Ebro. Between 1910 and 1914 it was rebuilt on the other side of the river and remodelled after the Spanish Civil War. It is currently the parish church of Roser and conserves the façade of the old Baroque building.

This impressive Neo-Gothic abbey was founded in 1872 by Benedictine monks. The church achieves its most sublime spiritual dimensions during the four high points of the day when the monks come together to pray in the church or crypt: matins, mass, vespers and the evening service. Everyone is welcome to join. The abbey is still home to a community of monks. Visitors can take a guided tour of the Abbey by booking in advance.

Built as Dutch Reformed Church. Characteristic Protestant church building with tower, on the site of an older church. When the Samen op Weg congregation was formed in 2001, the Reformed Church from 1913 became the SoW church, and has been called Marekerk ever since. (47-02/48-02/49-02)

Marekerk, eight-sided central church building, designed by Arent van 's-Gravesande, 1639-'49. Portal by Jacob van Campen, 1659. Restoration in 1929 and 1940/50. Originally an organ with Hoofdwerk and Borstwerk, made in 1560 by Peter de Swart as a choir organ for the Pieterskerk in Leiden. Enlarged in 1629 and moved to the Marekerk in 1733 and converted by R. Garrels. Repaired in 1781 by HHHess. In 1966 the organ was reconstructed by Flentrop (Zaandam). In 2009 Verschueren Orgelbouw (Heythuysen) carried out a restoration, optimising the condition of 1966. The old pipework still in use is mainly by HHHess. Bell frame with chime consisting of a bell by C. Wegewaert, 1647, diam. 202.7 cm and a bell by Francois Hemony, 1663, diam. 98.6 cm. Mechanical tower clock, B. Eijsbouts, 1941, later fitted with electric winding.

The ruins of St Catherine belong to an old Dominican monastery founded by the Bishop of Veszprém in 1240.