Monasteries and abbeys, churches and cathedrales, shrines of Christian spirituality and heritage of French treasures. Facinating in their architectural beauty and their historical richness, but also in the serenity that emanates from them.

This magnificient book reveals the most secret, the most astonishing, and sometimes the most poignant faces of Franceʼs Sacred. A pilgrimage through the History, the heritage, the rituals and the daily life of monks and nuns.

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The Cisterian Monks of France -  Figaro Magazine -  October 16th 2010

Living at the rim of our world, monks similar to the Tibhirine continue to make the radical vow to a life of poverty and prayer.

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Publication of this book with texts by Dominique Fernandez, author and member of the French Academy.