Randol Abbey
Randol Abbey (Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Randol) is a Benedictine monastery situated at Randol near the village of Saint-Saturnin, Puy-de-Dôme department, in the Auvergne mountains of France.
It was founded in 1971 as a priory of Fontgombault Abbey and was raised to the status of an independent abbey on 21 March 1981. The monastery building was constructed at the time of foundation in a striking contemporary style in a spectacular mountainside location.
It is part of the Solesmes Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation and as such focusses on Gregorian chant and the Tridentine Mass.
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Coordinates: 45°38′36″N 3°4′23″E / 45.64333°N 3.07306°E
Categories:
- Benedictine monasteries in France
- Communities using the Tridentine Mass
- Buildings and structures in Puy-de-Dôme
- Christian organizations established in 1971
- 20th-century Christian monasteries
- French Christian monastery stubs