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Belloc Abbey, otherwise the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Belloc (), is a
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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
L'Abbaye de Belloc sur Abbayes en France
Benedictine monasteries in France Buildings and structures in Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{France-Christian-monastery-stub
Belloc Abbey, otherwise the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Belloc (), is a 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 ...
monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of Monasticism, monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in Cenobitic monasticism, communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a ...
located in Urt
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Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon language, Gascon Occitan language, Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; ) is a Departments of France, department located in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the southwest corner of metropolitan ...
. It was founded in 1875.Official websitePyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon language, Gascon Occitan language, Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; ) is a Departments of France, department located in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the southwest corner of metropolitan ...
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Description
The community, which comprises about 40 monks, follows theRule of St. Benedict
The ''Rule of Saint Benedict'' () is a book of precepts written in Latin by Benedict of Nursia, St. Benedict of Nursia (c. AD 480–550) for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot.
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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 Pietro ...
. 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.
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Bibliography
* Marc Doucet (preface by Mgr. Dagens), 2009: ''Des hommes travaillés par Dieu: Histoire de l'Abbaye de Belloc'', Paris, éditions du CerfExternal links
L'Abbaye de Belloc sur Abbayes en France
Benedictine monasteries in France Buildings and structures in Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{France-Christian-monastery-stub