Belloc Abbey, otherwise the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Belloc (french: Abbaye de Belloc, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belloc), is a

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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 ...

located in

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Description

The community, which comprises about 40 monks, follows the

Rule of St. Benedict The ''Rule of Saint Benedict'' ( la, Regula Sancti Benedicti) is a book of precepts written in Latin in 516 by St Benedict of Nursia ( AD 480–550) for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot. The spirit of Saint Benedict's Ru ...

and belongs to the

Subiaco Cassinese Congregation The Subiaco Cassinese Congregation is an international union of Benedictine houses (abbeys and priories) within the Benedictine Confederation. It developed from the Subiaco Congregation, which was formed in 1867 through the initiative of Dom Piet ...

. The brothers offer the hospitality of their house to men, households and groups requiring silence or spiritual guidance. To support themselves they principally make the ewes' milk cheese Abbaye de Belloc. Among other activities they also undertake illumination and calligraphy and run a bookshop open to the public.

Images

File:Abbaye-de-Belloc.JPG, Principal building File:Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belloc 2.jpg, Church File:Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belloc 3.jpg, Altar File:ND Belloc accueil.jpg, Reception area File:ND Belloc oratoire crypte.jpg, Oratory in the crypt File:ND Belloc ss sacrement.jpg, Chapelle du St-Sacrement File:AbbayedeBeloc-ouest.jpg, Belloc Abbey from the west

Notes and references

Bibliography

* Marc Doucet (preface by Mgr. Dagens), 2009: ''Des hommes travaillés par Dieu: Histoire de l'Abbaye de Belloc'', Paris, éditions du Cerf

External links

L'Abbaye de Belloc sur Abbayes en France
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