The Little-Known Servant of God Whose Intercession Saved a Failing French Monastery
The superior of the Cistercian order proposed a solution: to pray to Servant of God Claire de Castelbajac.
Côme Besse is the founder of Divine Box, a French website that sells monastic products. Newly married, he loves his wife and traveling to abbeys to dig out the
The superior of the Cistercian order proposed a solution: to pray to Servant of God Claire de Castelbajac.
The beautiful Engelszell Abbey is located in Austria, on the banks of the Danube. This community of Trappist monks lives in silence to the rhythm of work and prayer. The community has only recently made a name for itself in the small circle of abbeys producing authentic Trappist beers. Did...
The Abbey of Our Lady of Grace in Bricquebec is located in the middle of Normandy. Since 1823, it has been home to a community of Trappist monks, famous for their pâtés, rillettes, potted meat, other meat terrines, and cheese. Throughout its history, this abbey faced many misfortunes, fires, and...
Located in southeastern France, Notre-Dame d’Aiguebelle Abbey is a French Trappist abbey founded in 1137. Today, the community consists of 19 monks who pray and work together. Let’s look at the abbey’s history and and learn a little about the monks’ products. Brief history of Aiguebelle To...
Welcome to the abbey Notre-Dame de Tournay in the Hautes-Pyrénées, in France! Rebuilt in 1951, its history began recently, but its roots are much older. Eighteen Benedictine monks live there today. They follow the rule of Saint Benedict: “Pray and work.” Below, we will take you on a little tour...
The only Trappist monastery in Alsace (in eastern France) is Our Lady of Oelenberg, located next to Mulhouse and surrounded by fields and forests. These Alsacian monks are well known for their delicious homemade pasta and wheat flour. But the almost thousand-year-old abbey, founded in 1046, also has a very...