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The Abbey of Saint-Georges-du-Bois (french: Abbaye de Saint-Georges-du-Bois; la, Abbatia S. Georgii de Nemore) is a recently re-established

Benedictine , image = Medalla San Benito.PNG , caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal , abbreviation = OSB , formation = , motto = (English: 'Pray and Work') , foun ...

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...

Saint-Martin-des-Bois Saint-Martin-des-Bois () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population Sights The Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Georges-du-Bois is adjacent to the village centre. The historic church of St. Martin possesses an open na ...

, a commune in the canton of

Montoire-sur-le-Loir Montoire-sur-le-Loir (, literally ''Montoire on the Loir''), commonly known as Montoire, is a commune near Vendôme, in the Loir-et-Cher department in Centre-Val de Loire, France. History Montoire-sur-le-Loir is known as the location where, on ...

and the arrondissement of Vendôme, in

Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher (, ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Its name is originated from two rivers which cross it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher in its southern part. Its prefecture is Blois. The INSEE and La P ...

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. The property was left to the

Diocese of Blois The Roman Catholic Diocese of Blois (Latin: ''Dioecesis Blesensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Blois'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese lies in western France, and encompasses the department of Loi ...

by its previous owners and is staffed by former monks of the dissident community at

Flavigny-sur-Ozerain Flavigny-sur-Ozerain () is a commune in the French department of Côte-d'Or, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The village was awarded membership in ''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'' ("France's most beautiful villages"). Geography The medieval ...

, who have agreed to use the Latin liturgy as revised by

Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his ...

. Their numbers have been increased from 3 to 6 in November 2013. The church, which is a fine (though unrestored) monument of late Romanesque style of the 12th centuries, with

Angevin Angevin or House of Anjou may refer to: *County of Anjou or Duchy of Anjou, a historical county, and later Duchy, in France **Angevin (language), the traditional langue d'oïl spoken in Anjou **Counts and Dukes of Anjou * House of Ingelger, a Frank ...

vaulting, has now been returned to the continuous round of worship which was interrupted by the

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. A restored 13th-century chapter house adjoins. There is debate as to whether the dedication to

Saint George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...

, apparently attested in a 12th-century act of bishop

Hildebert of Lavardin Hildebert (c. 105518 December 1133) was a French ecclesiastic, hagiographer and theologian. From 1096–97 he was bishop of Le Mans, then from 1125 until his death archbishop of Tours. Sometimes called Hildebert of Lavardin, his name may also be s ...

, bishop of Le Mans, goes back to a much earlier foundation.

Sources

*Migne, Patrologia Latina 171, cols 318-319 (also cols 31–32).

External links

* Benedictine monasteries in France Buildings and structures in Loir-et-Cher Churches in Loir-et-Cher {{France-church-stub