US EditionTrappists Are Disappearing From Their Historic Monastery. Monks Will Leave La Trappe.
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The Notre-Dame de la Trappe Abbey in Soligny-la-Trappe (Orne) announced on March 5, 2026 that the monks were planning their departure on the horizon of 2028. A painful decision due to the decline in vocations and the increasingly heavy management of the monastery's land heritage.
The founding monastery of the Trappist order, La Trappe Abbey in Normandy, is facing closure. The monks from northern France plan to leave by 2028, according to a statement from the order. The reasons include insufficient profitability, a lack of new members, and an aging community. Previous attempts to save the abbey, including a renovation of the historic buildings at a cost of approximately €12 million and public tours of the monastery intend…
The founding monastery of the Trappist order, La Trappe Abbey in Normandy, is facing closure. The monks from northern France plan to leave by 2028, according to a statement from the order. The reasons include insufficient profitability, a lack of new members, and an aging community. Previous attempts to save the abbey, including a renovation of the historic buildings for approximately €12 million, and the article "France: Trappists announce depa…
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