Randol Abbey

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Randol Abbey

The Abbey Randol is a 1971 French monastery of the Benedictine in Cournols , Puy-de-Dôme , Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont .

history

The Benedictine Abbey of Fontgombault founded the subsidiary Notre-Dame de Randol in new buildings in 1971, fifteen kilometers south of Clermont-Ferrand , which was elevated to an abbey in 1981. In 1985 the church was completed and inaugurated. The monks are famous for their Gregorian chant . The monastery belongs to the Congregation of Solesmes .

Abbots

  • 1981-2003: Eric de Lesquen
  • 2004–: Bertrand de Hédouville

literature

  • Abbaye Notre-Dame de Randol . Saint-Amant-Tallende 1984.

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Coordinates: 45 ° 38 ′ 36.2 "  N , 3 ° 4 ′ 23.3"  E