Location
Official nameAbbaye de Latroun
Number40
AddressB.P. 753, Ramleh, Israel
Contact Information
Telephone[972] (8) 922 00 65
Community emailpere.patrick@sept.fons.com
SuperiorDom Guillaume Jedrzejczak, Abbé du Mont des Cats 1997-2009, Commissaire Monastique de Latroun 2022-2024
Other Information
Juridical statusAbbey
DiocesePatriarchatus Hierosolymitanus (Patriarcat de Jérusalem)
OCSO regionREI
OriginsFounded by Sept Fons, 1890; priory, 1898; abbey, 1937.
History
- 1890: The first monks arrive from Sept-Fons in November and December. By Christmas the community begins to follow the Holy Rule.
- 1891: The former monastery, as well as its out-buildings, workshops and chapel, are built between 1891 and 1897.
- 1914: Occupied by the Turks 1914-18. All the furnishings were lost, even doors and windows.
- 1926: The first stone of the new monastery is laid on the feast of St. Joseph.
- 1948: Duirng the Israeli-Jordanian war, the monastery suffered materially.
- Nov. 21, 1953: The community takes possession of the church and begins to pray the divine office there. With this the construction of the new monastery is complete. Its construction was entirely planned and supervised by Dom Paul Couvreur. Even though he resigned in 1951, he was able to see the completion of his work.
- April 22, 1957: Death of Dom Paul Couvreur, Easter Monday. The Gospel reading at Mass was the meeting at Emmaus.
- 1967: During the Six Day War, Latroun found itself in the thick of the fighting. But, because of the rapidity of the campaign, the monastery was not damaged. Latroun is henceforth located within the state of Israel.
Father immediateSept-Fons
Past superiors
- Cléophas VIALET — Supérieur — 14/11/1890 – 11/02/1891
- Benoît-Joseph BERNIGAUD — Supérieur — 12/02/1891 – ?/05/1891
- Ignace ? — Supérieur — ?/05/1891 – 04/05/1892
- Emile LORNES — Supérieur — 05/05/1892 – 18/11/1894 (v.28)
- Benoît-Joseph BERNIGAUD (2e) — Supérieur — 19/11/1894 – 18/11/1897
- Stanislas ROUX — Supérieur — 18/11/1897 – 07/05/1908
- Stanislas ROUX — Prieur Titulaire — 07/05/1908 – 18/11/1925
- Paul COUVREUR — Prieur Titulaire — 19/11/1925 – 17/11/1937
- Paul COUVREUR — Abbé— 17/11/1937 – 15/01/1952
- Elie CORBISIER — Abbé — 12/02/1952 – 01/02/1976
- Yves DE BROUCKER — Supérieur ad nutum — 01/02/1976 – 12/01/1978
- Yves DE BROUCKER — Abbé — 12/01/1978 – 10/04/1982
- Paul SAOUMA — Supérieur ad nutum — 10/04/1982 – 13/01/1985
- Paul SAOUMA — Abbé — 13/01/1985 – 30/03/2008
- René HASCOËT — Supérieur ad nutum 15/06/2008 – 2011
- René HASCOËT — Abbé 2011 – 16/08/2022
Work/incomeOliveraie et vignoble : vins, liqueurs, huile d’olive
Guest facilities12 rooms (19 beds)
TransportationAutobus : Jérusalem – Tel Aviv n. 402, 403, 404, 433
FoundationsSaint-Sauveur (1998-2006)
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