Trappist monks leave Port-du-Salut
- Isabelle DESARNAUD
- Oct 30
- 1 min read
After more than two centuries of Cistercian presence, the community of monks at Port du Salut (diocese of Laval, Mayenne, France) has decided, after much prayer and discernment, to leave the abbey. Due to a lack of new vocations, the brothers felt that it was becoming difficult to maintain a sustainable monastic life at this site.
On Sunday, 19 October 2025, the monks of the Abbey of Notre-Dame-du-Port-du-Salut handed over responsibility for their abbey to a team of volunteers, working closely with the Diocese of Laval. The team is committed to carrying out various projects based on the concepts of hospitality and transmission.
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