Triors Abbey (french: Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Triors) is a

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located in Châtillon-Saint-Jean in the

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. It was founded in 1984 as a priory of Fontgombault Abbey in an 18th-century

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bequeathed to the monks for that purpose. Major building took place from 1990. Triors was raised to the status of an independent abbey in 1994. The first abbot was Dom Hervé Courau, who continues in the post. The community, as of 2008, numbers about 40. It is part of the

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of the Benedictine Confederation and as such focusses on

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. As of 2008, plans are in hand to produce commercial recordings of Gregorian chants covering the entire liturgical year. The liturgy is celebrated according to the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite (

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). Image:Monastere de Triors 2.jpg, Abbey church: interior Image:Monastere de Triors 1.jpg, Abbey church: exterior

References

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Official site of the Abbey of Our Lady of Triors
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