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Sunday, May 28, 2017

Abbey Saint Wandrille, France


Abbey de Saint Wandrille is a working abbey west of Rouen, France. 
While the number of men becoming monks is growing smaller, the abbey
maintains its work by being a retreat center and by accepting volunteers.

Off to one side of the abbey grounds is the cemetery.
The brothers live here and die here and are buried here.
The abbey is very old and some graves are unmarked.
     Much of the abbey is in disrepair and there is some effort to restore it. Sitting in the cloister of the old chapel is a quiet and wonderful place to be. Then, at the appointed hour, the monks, volunteers and visitors walk to the new chapel where there is a service of ancient chanting. This is a fairly long, but certainly wonderful visit. 


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