Amidst the decline of Catholicism in France, the reconstruction of the Abbey of St. Wandrille emerges as a powerful sign of ...

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Dissatisfied with the rules of the Benedictine abbey they called home, they created the Cistercian rule and order in 1098 and grew to be known as the “White Monks.” The monks curated a vast ...