Évron Abbey () is a former

Benedictine The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...

abbey in

Évron Évron () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes Châtres-la-Forêt and Saint-Christophe-du-Luat were merged into Évron. Évron (pop. 8,700) is noted for the Basilica of Notre-D ...

, in the

Mayenne Mayenne ( ) is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Il ...

department in France. Its foundation is ascribed to the 7th century. It was dissolved in 1791 during the French Revolution. The former monastic church survived intact, and is now the Basilica of Notre-Dame de l'Épine ("Our Lady of the Thorn"). The abbey is now the seat of the Community of Saint Martin, an association of priests and deacons living their apostolate in community.Website of the Communauté Saint-Martin

Notes and references

Bibliography

* Abbé Angot, ''Le restaurateur de l'abbaye d'Évron'', in "Bulletin de la Commission historique et archéologique de la Mayenne", 1913, No 29, pp. 443–493 * Abbé Augustin Ceuneau, ''L'église et l'abbaye bénédictines de Notre-Dame d'Évron''. Évron: E. Letellier, 1931 * Buildings and structures in Mayenne Benedictine monasteries in France {{France-Christian-monastery-stub