Bellefontaine Abbey, Anjou.
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Philippe Marie.
Tribune Chrétienne.
11 July 2026.
Saturday, 11 July 2026, Notre-Dame de Bellefontaine Abbey officially received a new Monastic community.
For Dom Louis-Marie, Abbot of Le Barroux, the decision is above all the fruit of Spiritual discernment: “From the beginning, it has been a matter of following the signs of Heaven and the signs of the Lord.”
On 13 November 2025, the last Trappist Monks departed Notre-Dame de Bellefontaine Abbey, bringing to a close more than two Centuries of uninterrupted presence at this Monastery in the Mauges region.
The future of the site remained uncertain.
This Saturday, 11 July 2026, a new chapter opened with the official installation of twelve Monks from the Abbey of Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux, who now ensure the continuity of a Monastic life nearly a thousand years old.
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Very wonderful news, thank you, Zephyrinus. This reader has read that the Trappists reform (“Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance“) worldwide has been shrinking for decades since Vatican II, most Trappist abbots saying that young people today don’t feel called to a life of penitence for sins (one of the central themes of the La Trappe reform). We pray for the success of the Le Barroux foundation at Bellefontaine. (Barroux Abbey also posts the Office online and one can download their “app” to listen daily). -Comment by Dante P
ReplyDeleteTo access the Abbey of Barroux daily liturgical office, it is @ barrouxchant.com. -Note by Dante P
ReplyDeleteMost grateful, Dante P, for this very relevant information.
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