Aiguebelle

Montjoyer, France / Male

Location

Official nameAbbaye N.-D. d’Aiguebelle
Number07
Address4500 Route d’Aiguebelle, Montjoyer, France
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Contact Information

Telephone[33] (4) 75 98 64 70
Fax[33] (4) 75.98.64.71
Community emailcontact@abbaye-aiguebelle.fr
Websitewww.abbaye-aiguebelle.fr
SuperiorDom Alexis Vergon, Sept-Fons, Sup ad nutum 2025

Other Information

Juridical statusAbbey
DioceseDioecesis Valentinensis (Valence)
OCSO regionREM
OriginsAncient 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.
Father immediateCîteaux (1808-1962); Port-du-Salut jusqu’en 2022; Resp. déléguée à M. Katharina Michiels de Nazareth
Daughter housesAcey ; 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 — 16/04/2010 – 06/07/2018
  • Georges DELOMIER — Superor ad nutum 06/07/2018 – 04/01/2025
Work/incomeHoney, lavander, liqueurs, syrups; souvenir shop.
TransportationGare destinataire : Montélimar, 18 km. Aéroports : Lyon ou Marseille.
FoundationsSaint 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)
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