Solesmes Abbey

Solesmes Abbey or St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes is a Benedictine monastery in , France, and the source of the restoration of Benedictine monastic life in the country under Dom Prosper Guéranger after the French Revolution.
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  • Religious organization
  • …is Catholic
  • …lies at an elevation of 43 metres (141 feet)
  • Description: abbey located in Sarthe, in France
  • Also known as
    “Abbaye de Solemes”
    “Abbaye de Solesmes”
    “Abbey of Solesmes”
    “Abbey Saint-Pierre-de-Solesmes”
    “Monastery of Saint-Pierre at Solesmes”
    “Priory of Solesmes”
    “St. Peter’s Abbey, Solesmes”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Solesmes and Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Nid.
Grentidez, Public domain.
is a church, which is situated 320 metres north of Solesmes Abbey.
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St. Cecilia's Abbey, Solesmes is a Benedictine… is situated 420 metres south of Solesmes Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sablé-sur-Sarthe and Poillé-sur-Vègre.
, commonly referred to as Sablé… is situated 2½ km southwest of Solesmes Abbey.
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is a commune in the department… is situated 8 km north of Solesmes Abbey.

Solesmes Abbey

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Latitude
47.85209° or 47° 51′ 8″ north
Longitude
-0.30338° or 0° 18′ 12″ west
Open location code
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From Basque to Spanish—“Solesmes Abbey” goes by many names.

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