Monks Of Keur Moussa

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Abbaye de Keur Moussa, near Dakar, Senegal, is a Benedictine monastery of the Solesmes Congregation. Founded in 1961, the monastery became an abbey in 1984. As of 2000, the monastery was home to 26 monks, under the leadership of Abbot Fr Philippe Champetier de Ribes Christofle. In 1961, nine French monks from the Abbey of Solesmes arrived in Senegal to establish a monastic foundation. In the midst of a largely Islamic country, the founding monks aimed to allow Christians the opportunity to take part in the Benedictine life of prayer and work, ...read more

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