Timadeuc
Location
Official Name Abbaye N.-D. de Timadeuc
N° 17
Country France
City Bréhan
Postcode F-56580
Contact Information
Telephone [33] (2) 97 51 50 29
Community Email [email protected]
Guesthouse Email [email protected]
Business Email [email protected]
Website www.abbaye-timadeuc.fr
Superior Dom Benoît Briand, 2011
Other Information
Juridical Status Abbey
Diocese Dioecesis Venetensis (Vannes)
OCSO Region RéCiF
Founded/Restored 1841
Origins
Founded by La Trappe on 24 July 1841; raised to the rank of abbey on 12 September 1847.
History
1847, 1 September: Blessing of the first church.
1880, 6 Nov.: Monks expelled.
1899, 6 July: Consecration of the second church.
1925 -1930: Construction of a permanent monastery.
1946, 1 May: Dom Dominique Nogues is elected abbot general.
1947 Dom Dominique provides a contingent of 14 monks to reinforce Melleray.
Foundations
Petit Clairvaux no. 2, 1901- 25/07/1919
Father Immediate
La Trappe
Daughter Houses
Campénéac; Ampibanjinana.
Lay Associates
Fraternité cistercienne Notre Dame de Timadeuc
Past Superiors
Bernard DUGUÉ — Abbot — 26/05/1847 – 15/10/1859
Cyprien MOREL — Abbot — 21/11/1859 – 24/12/1887
Bernard CHEVALIER — Abbot — 21/03/1888 – 04/06/1912 (v.2)
Brieuc BOUTMY — Abbot — 06/08/1912 – 24/04/1922
Dominique NOGUES — Abbot — 02/06/1922 – 01/05/1946
Gabriel BLOURDIER — Abbot — 21/05/1946 – 15/09/1954
Emmanuel de MISCAULT — Abbot — 07/10/1954 – 01/09/1971
Claude RICHARD — Abbot — 22/09/1971 – 21/07/1993
Paul Houix, Abbé 1993-2011
Work and Sources of Income
Farming: 100 acres in cultivation and pasture, and a herd of 70 dairy cows; production of cheese and fruit gums.
Guest Facilities
Interior guesthouse: 40 rooms (6 double); two separate dormitories with kitchen and 60 beds each for groups of young people.
Transportation
Gare destinataire : Rennes ou Vannes
