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 St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes | |
| Abbreviation | O.S.B. |
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| Formation | c.AD 1837; 188 years ago (1837) |
| Founder | Pope Gregory XVI |
| Type | Catholic religious order |
Superior General | Abbot Geoffrey Kemlin, O.S.B.[1] |
| Website | www |
TheSolesmes Congregation is an association of monasteries within theBenedictine Confederation headed by theAbbey of Solesmes.
The congregation was founded in 1837 byPope Gregory XVI as theFrench Benedictine Congregation, with the then newly reopenedSolesmes Abbey, founded byDomProsper Guéranger,O.S.B., who wished to re-establish France's ancient and rich presence of monastic life, which had been wiped out by theFrench Revolution. The first foundation of the new congregation in 1853 wasLigugé Abbey, founded by St.Martin of Tours in 361. In course of time other daughterhouses were founded from Solesmes: in 1880 theAbbey of Santo Domingo de Silos in Spain, Glanfeuil in 1892, andFontenelle in 1893. These four were old monasteries restored.[2] The congregation's first monastery of women wasSt. Cecilia's Abbey, Solesmes, founded in 1866 by Guéranger andCécile Bruyère.
Some of the monasteries of the congregation, especially in France, use thepre-conciliarLatinliturgy, and most of them focus onGregorian chant. One of its abbeys,Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey, became internationally famous when an album its monks recorded in 1973,Chant, became a huge hit when re-released in 1994, peaking at #3 on theU.S. album charts.
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