abbey of La Trappe
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The Abbey of La Trappe is a Cistercian monastery in France, notable for being the site where Armand-Jean Le Bouthillier de Rancé established a reformed branch of the order in 1664. This reformed branch, known as the Trappists, follows the Rule of St. Benedict and emphasizes extreme austerity, penitential exercises, and absolute silence. The monks were expelled in 1792 during the French Revolution but later returned, becoming the first religious order to revive after the revolution. Today, Trappist abbeys exist worldwide, and many produce artisanal goods, most famously Trappist beer.12
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Cistercian…Rancé, who became abbot of La Trappe in 1664. He was so successful in restoring a well-balanced rule of silence, prayer, manual labour, and seclusion from the world that the various attempts at a strict observance became popularly associated with the name Trappists.
Read More…Rancé, who became abbot of La Trappe in 1664. He was so successful in restoring a well-balanced rule of silence, prayer, manual labour, and seclusion from the world that the various attempts at a strict observance became popularly associated with the name Trappists.
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Trappist…courtier who governed the Cistercian abbey of La Trappe in France and transformed it into a community that practiced extreme austerity of diet, penitential exercises, and absolute silence. He became its regular abbot in 1664 and, for more than 30 years, kept the abbey under his forceful sway.
Read More…courtier who governed the Cistercian abbey of La Trappe in France and transformed it into a community that practiced extreme austerity of diet, penitential exercises, and absolute silence. He became its regular abbot in 1664 and, for more than 30 years, kept the abbey under his forceful sway.
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