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Official site of the abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes, Mecca of Gregorian chant, community of Benedictine monks, to share spirituality, liturgical prayer, community life, heritage and presence of Christ in the heart of our life.
Solesmes Abbey or St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes (French: Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes) is a Benedictine monastery in Solesmes, Sarthe, France, and the source of the restoration of Benedictine monastic life in the country under Dom Prosper Guéranger after the French Revolution.
Solesmes ( French pronunciation: [sɔlɛm]) is a commune in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region of north-western France . St Peter's Abbey, Solesmes.
Solesmes is a traditional town of the region, pleasant to explore and with many buildings in the traditional local architectural style - low buildings in light colours and with slate roofs as well as the Church of Notre-Dame.
Solesmes, village, Sarthe département, Pays de la Loire région, west-central France. It is well known for its Benedictine abbey, the centre of the reform of plainsong (unisonous music used in the Christian church from earliest times) in France.
Site officiel de l'abbaye de Saint-Pierre de Solesmes, haut-lieu du chant grégorien, de la communauté de moines bénédictins, pour partager la spiritualité, la prière liturgique, la vie de la communauté, du patrimoine et de la présence du Christ dans le cœur de notre vie.
Visit Solesmes in the Sarthe department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) of France: tourist information, places to visit and attractions near Solesmes
The romantic and powerful silhouette of Solesnes Abbey can be seen from afar, reaching up towards the clouds, while some other more bleak, Medieval-looking constructions built in 1896, reflect onto the peaceful waters of the Sarthe.
Majestic and impressive from the top of its imposing silhouette overlooking the banks of the Sarthe, the Abbey of St. Peter in Solesmes, founded in 1010, is a major centre for Gregorian chant. It is occupied by a community of Benedictine monks, and only the abbey church is open to visitors.
The Abbey of Solesmes, or Abbaye Saint – Pierre, in the village of Solesmes (Sarthe), France, was founded c. 1000 by Geoffroy de Sabl é as a priory of the Benedictines dependent on the abbey of La Couture.
