La Merci-Dieu Monastery (Sarthe)
La Merci-Dieu (Sarthe) monastery has been a French Trappist monastery since 1950 , first in Blainville-sur-Mer , Department of Manche , and since 1970 in Saint-Jean-d'Assé, Department of Sarthe .
history
Abbot Vital Lehodey of the Bricquebec Monastery wanted a women's monastery near him, but it was only founded after his death. The community, which began in Blainville-sur-Mer (west of Coutances ) in 1950 under the name of Notre Dame de la Merci-Dieu ("Mercy"), moved to Saint-Jean-d'Assé (north of Le Mans ) in 1970 and in 1977 became a member of the Trappist order incorporated, but lives a religious rule of lesser severity. She entertains herself by making hand-woven liturgical vestments . The monastery should not be confused with the former monastery La Merci-Dieu in La Roche-Posay .
literature
- Bernard Peugniez : Le guide routier de l'Europe cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 284.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 9 ′ 41.6 ″ N , 0 ° 9 ′ 1.8 ″ E