Solan Monastery
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The Monastery of the Protection of the Mother of God (French Monastère de la Protection de la Mère de Dieu ) is an Orthodox nunnery in southern France. It operates organic agriculture and viticulture.
location
The monastery is located on the Solan estate near La Bastide d'Engras in the Gard department on the eastern foothills of the Cevennes .
Spiritual life
The monastery currently has 14 nuns, the Igumena is mother Hypandia. Father Placide Deseille holds regular services and spiritually mentors the sisters.
The monastery is a subsidiary of the Simonos Petras monastery on Mount Athos in Greece. It belongs to the French diocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople . The liturgy is held in French in the Byzantine rite .
In the monastery there is the possibility of reflection and spiritual accompaniment for guests.
economy
The monastery cultivates wine and fruit on 60 hectares. It produces and sells various wines, jams and other organic products.
history
In 1985, Brother Placide Deseille from the Orthodox Monastery of St. Anthony the Great in Laval bought a house nearby and founded the Monastery of the Protection of the Mother of God for five nuns. In 1991 it finally succeeded in acquiring a former church property at the current location for the now eight nuns and a novice. The sisters decided to practice organic farming. A large building was built to store the wine in a modern industrial architecture and the courtyard was expanded. The monastery was supported by a group of supporters, Friends of Solan . This now has 250 members.
literature
- Thierry Delahaye, Pierre Rabhi: Le monastère de Solan: une aventure agroécologique . Actes Sud 2011. ISBN 978-2-7427-9760-8 . ( online )
Web links
- Monastère de Solan Homepage (French)
- The Solan Monastery: Faith with Marketing Lust for Provence, 2017 (German)
Remarks
- ↑ Manufactum organic raspberry jam