Midelt
Location
Official Name Prieuré N.-D. de l'Atlas
N° 54
Country Maroc
City Midelt
Address B.P. 322
Postcode MA 54350
Contact Information
Telephone [212] 5.35.58.08.58
Community Email [email protected]
Website www.moines-tibhirine.org/notre-dame-de-l-atlas.html
Superior Dom Jean-Pierre Flachaire, Prieur 1999
Other Information
Juridical Status Majory Priory
Diocese Archidioecesis Rabatensis (Rabat)
OCSO Region REM
Founded/Restored 1934
Origins
Founded by monks from Délivrance and Aiguebelle at Ouled-Trift in 1934; Transferred to Ben-Chicao in 1935, and to Tibhirine 7 March 1938; raised to the status of abbey 26 September 1947; considered as a priory since 1984; Transferred to Marocco in Fès in 1996 and to Midelt in 2000.
History
1934, 23 March: first attempt at Ouled-Trift (Algiers).
1925, 23 March: transferred to Ben-Chicao (Algiers).
1938, 24 December: canonical establishment of the house.
1947, 28 January: opening of the noviciate.
1947, 10 October: election of the first abbot of N.D. de l’Atlas.
1950: blessing of the temporary chapel by the abbot general, Dom Domninique Nogues.
1958, May-June: persecution by the Fellagha.
1958, 16 July: the barn was burned; some Fellaghas were hiding there. The chapter decided to suppress the community, but the Holy See did not approve the decision. The community is able to continue because of the arrival of monks from Timadeuc.
1964: a large part of the property is confiscated by the government of an independent Algeria.
Father Immediate
Delivrance (until 1937) ; Aiguebelle
Lay Associates
Notre Dame de l’Atlas
Important Figures
Martyrs of Atlas
Past Superiors
Robert KUKOVICIC — Superior — 23/03/1934 – 14/12/1936
Benoît BAILLET — Superior — 14/12/1936 – 07/03/1938
Robert Pierre — Superior — 07/03/1938 – 22/07/1939 (v.28)
Jean-Marie FRICKER — Superior — 22/07/1939 – 10/10/1947
Bernard BARBAROUX — Abbot — 10/10/1947 – 14/09/1951
Jeam-Marie FRICKER (2) — Abbot — 02/10/1951 – 11/06/1962
Robert PIERRE — Sup.ad nutum — 24/06/1962 – 07/08/1964
Etienne BECKERT — Sup.interim — 07/08/1964 – 10/12/1964
Etienne DESROCHES — Sup.ad nutum ? — 10/12/1964 – 16/11/1966
François de Sales DIETSCH — Sup.ad nutum — 16/11/1966 – 20/02/1968
Jean TYSZKIEWIEZ — Sup.ad nutum — 20/02/1968 – 02/10/1970 (v.7)
Dominique IMBERT — Sup.ad nutum — 02/10/1970 – ?/04/1973
Aubin LE MOUILLOUR — Sup.ad nutum — ?/05/1973 – ?/ ?/1974
Jean-Baptiste BRUNEAU — Sup.ad nutum — ?/ ?/1974 – 06/10/1978
Jean de la Croix PRZYLUSKI — Sup.ad nutum — 06/10/1978 – 31/03/1984 (22+7)
Christian de CHERGÉ — Titular prior— 31/03/1984 – 23/05/1996
Jean-Pierre SCHUMACHER — Sup. ad nutum — /05/1996 – 18/09/1997 — Titular prior — 18/09/1997 – 1998
Work and Sources of Income
Garden, beehives (and guesthouse in other times)
Guest Facilities
For 14 persons
Transportation
Aéroport et gare : Fès.
