Belloc Abbey
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Belloc Abbey, otherwise the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Belloc ({{langx|fr|Abbaye de Belloc, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belloc}}), is a Benedictine monastery located in Urt, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It was founded in 1875.[http://www.belloceturt.org Official website]{{in lang|fr}}
Description
The community, which comprises about 40 monks, follows the Rule of St. Benedict and belongs to the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation. 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
See also
Notes and references
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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 Cerf
External links
- [http://abbayesprovencales.free.fr/abbaye%20france/belloc.htm L'Abbaye de Belloc sur Abbayes en France]
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Category:Benedictine monasteries in France
Category:Buildings and structures in Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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