Simiane-Collongue Benedictine Abbey
The Benedictine Abbey Simiane-Collongue is a monastery of the Benedictine nuns in Simiane-Collongue ( Bouches-du-Rhône ) in France . It is called Abbaye de Sainte-Lioba and has existed since 1966.
history
The Sankt Lioba monastery founded by Hildegard Michaelis (after Lioba von Tauberbischofsheim ) in Egmond aan den Hoef in the Netherlands founded a community of sisters in 1966 between Marseille and Aix-en-Provence in Simiane-Collongue (530, chemin des Mérentiers ), which in 1987 became the Monastère Sainte -Lioba was canonically established and was elevated to an abbey in 1997 . She is a member of the Dutch Congregation of the Benedictine Sisters of Saint Lioba (Latin name: Sorores Benedictinae Sanctae Liobae Egmundensis ), which does not belong to the Benedictine Confederation , and is therefore run by the Benedictines as an "extra Instituta". The Lioba sisters in Egmond are not to be confused with the Benedictine Sisters of St. Lioba , who are based in Freiburg- Günterstal .
In 1987 the Benedictine monastery of Saint-Germain was built next to the nunnery . Both monasteries (following the foundress) are particularly oriented towards religious art. From 1997 to 2010, the retired Trappist abbot André Louf lived near the monastery. He wrote a book about the founder. The convent currently has 16 nuns.
Web links
- Information on the Simiane-Collongue Benedictine Abbey in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
- Entry in the OSB atlas
- Web presence of the Frères et soeurs bénédictins de Ste Lioba à Simiane-Collongue
Coordinates: 43 ° 24 ′ 58.3 " N , 5 ° 26 ′ 21.8" E