Belloc Abbey

Urt, France

Belloc Abbey, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belloc, is a Benedictine monastery located in Urt, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It was founded in 1875.

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.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

La Côte, Urt, France

See all sites in Urt

Details

Founded: 1875
Category: Religious sites in France

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

La Bastide-Clairence Village (2,3 km)
Château de Belzunce (8 km)

Royal Collegiate Church of Roncesvalles (49 km)
Bayonne Cathedral (18 km)
Sorde Abbey (18,9 km)
Roman Crypt (33,6 km)
Château-Vieux (18,1 km)
St. Andrew's Church (17,5 km)
Dax Cathedral (33,4 km)
Ainhoa Village (24,9 km)
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port Citadel (32 km)

User Reviews

M. MAX (8 months ago)
The brothers moved to the beautiful Benedictine abbey nearby where major work is underway in order to best accommodate retreats. Groups and individuals will be welcomed there during the work. Belloc is writing a new page in its very rich history.

Tanguy Rallye 17 (15 months ago)
Correct

C P (3 years ago)
Lieu reposant et propice à la méditation. Que ce soit pour une retraite ou juste une visite vous y serez très bien accueilli par la communauté monastique.

Jacqueline Houal (3 years ago)
Very beautiful place for a spiritual meditation. I recommend

Alexandre Kelsick (3 years ago)
A haven of silence, beauty, and wonderful spiritual song by the monks. Surrounded by wonderful fields and delightful villages.

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Photo from Flickr, copyright CONTROTONO

Historic Site of the week

Clementinum

The Clementinum is a historic complex of buildings in Prague. Until recently the complex hosted the National, University and Technical libraries, the City Library also being located nearby on Mariánské Náměstí. The Technical library and the Municipal library have moved to the Prague National Technical Library at Technická 6 since 2009. It is currently in use as the National Library of the Czech Republic.

Its history dates from the existence of a chapel dedicated to Saint Clement in the 11th century. A Dominican monastery was founded in the medieval period, which was transformed in 1556 to a Jesuit college. In 1622 the Jesuits transferred the library of Charles University to the Klementinum, and the college was merged with the University in 1654. The Jesuits remained until 1773, when the Klementinum was established as an observatory, library, and university by the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.