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Congress of Benedictine Abbots took place in Rome. The Confoederatio Benedictina Ordinis Sancti Benedicti, the Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict, admitted to its membership the Abbey of Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux (it also is listed now on the
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Shortly after beginning life as a hermit he was contacted by young men who aspired to become traditional
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began in 1980. The construction was completed during the 1980s. During the 1980s, Gérard Calvet was, together with
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on 13 May 1956. In 1963 he was sent to help with the foundation of a daughterhouse of his abbey in
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