Aiguebelle
Location
Official Name Abbaye N.-D. d'Aiguebelle
N° 07
Country France
City Montjoyer
Address 4500 Route d'Aiguebelle
Postcode F-26230
Contact Information
Telephone [33] (4) 75 98 64 70
Fax [33] (4) 75.98.64.71
Community Email [email protected]
Website www.abbaye-aiguebelle.cef.fr
Superior Dom Georges Delomier, Sup ad nutum 2018
Other Information
Juridical Status Abbey
Diocese Dioecesis Valentinensis (Valence)
OCSO Region REM
Founded/Restored 1816
Origins
Ancient abbey founded by Morimond in 1134, re-established by La Valsainte January 27, 1816. It was raised to the status of abbey in 1834.
History
1815, 16 November: the former abbey of Aiguebelle was bought by Fr. Bernard Bouisse, cellarer of la Val-Sainte, authorized representative of Dom de Lestrange. On 20 November he took possession of the monastery.
1817: reconciliation of the church by Dom de Lestrange.
1826: acquisition of the convent of N.D. des Lumieres near Avignon for the children of the Third Order. The house was given to the O.M.I. in 1836.
1839, 16 July: saintly death of Fr. Ephrem Ferrer.
1842, 15 November: Foundation of Roquereyne (near Albi). Abandoned in February, 1843.
1843, 26 March: the future pope Leo XIII visits the monastery on his way to the nunciature in Brussels.
1849, 14 October: Rev. Fr. Muard, founder of la Pierre-qui-vire, arrived to make his noviciate.
1856, 24 September: consecration of the monastery church.
1896, 12 September: the general chapter is held at Aiguebelle.
1926-1937: renovation of the monastery.
1937, 24 May: the church is made a minor basilica.
1937, 14 September: Marian Congress, presided by the pontifical legate, in commemoration of the eighth centenary of foundation.
1937: Sept., a colony is sent to Acey.
1964: Dom Ignace Gillet is elected abbot general of the Order.
Foundations
Saint Maurice d’Albe in Piemont (1819-1830) ; St Baume (in Saint Maximin; 1824-1837) ; Roquerine, near Albi (1842-1843); Staoueli/Maguzzano (1843-1936); St. Vincent d’Asie in Constantinople (house of refuge; 1848-1850) ; Neiges (1850-2022); Désert (1852-2020); Dombes (1863-2002); restoration of Acey (1873) ; restoration of Bonnecombe (1876) ; Eremo, near Turin, Italy (House of refuge, 1902-1913); Atlas/Midelt (1934); Koutaba (1951)
Father Immediate
Cîteaux (1808-1962); Port-du-Salut jusqu’en 2022; Resp. déléguée à M. Katharina Michiels de Nazareth
Daughter Houses
Acey ; Atlas ; [Koutaba] ; Blauvac.
Midelt (Atlas); Staoueli (1843-1904); Neiges; Désert (until 1974); Dombes (until 1974); Bonnecombe (until 1965).
Lay Associates
1) Fraternité Cistercienne d’Aiguebelle; 2) Cistercian Fraternity of Gdansk
Past Superiors
Étienne MALMY — Superior — 27/01/1816 – 14/08/1834
Orsise CARAYON — Abbot — 31/10/1837 – 16/05/1852
Bonaventure CHARAYRON — Abbot — 01/07/1852 – 13/07/1854
Gabriel MOMBET — Abbot — 22/08/1854 – 16/06/1882
Marie ABRIC — Abbot — 08/08/1882 – 14/09/1923
Bernard DELAUZE — Abbot — 02/10/1923 – 13/10/1946
Eugène COURT — Abbot — 12/12/1946 – 30/07/1956
Ignace GILLET — Abbot — 17/08/1956 – 16/01/1964
Jean de la Croix PRZYLUSKI — Abbot — 05/02/1964 – /03/1977 (v.22)
Jean TYSZKIEWICZ — Sup.ad nutum — 25/03/1977 – 09/01/1980
Jean TYSZKIEWICZ — Abbot — 09/01/1980 – 01/01/1983
Bernard LEFEBVRE — Abbot — 20/01/1983 – 18/07/1989
Aelred GIRARDON — Abbot — 25/08/1989 – 08/03/1995
Yves de Broucker — Sup. ad nutum — 23/04/1995 – /06/1996
André Barbeau — Sup. ad nutum — 20/08/1996 – 06/08/1997
André Barbeau — Abbot — 06/08/1997 – 11/07/2006
Georges GUINAND — 19/07/2006 – 01/07/2008
Jacques-Emmanuel VOISIN — 01/07/2008 – 16/04/2010
Eric Antoine — Abbé — 2010 – 2018
Work and Sources of Income
Honey, lavander, liqueurs, syrups; souvenir shop.
Transportation
Gare destinataire : Montélimar, 18 km. Aéroports : Lyon ou Marseille.
