‘We Have to Protect Creation’: At Spanish Convent, Franciscan Sisters Breed Rare Giant Rabbit
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‘We have to protect creation’: At Spanish convent, Franciscan sisters breed rare giant rabbit
TOLEDO, Spain (OSV News) — Sister Consuelo Peset Laudeña’s morning routine is not what one would typically expect from an abbess. Before prayers and breakfast, she heads to inspect, one by one, cages housing 35 giant rabbits and their young inside the Convent of St. Anthony of Padua in Central Spain. At 54, Sister Consuelo leads the group of Franciscan sisters who have taken on the mission of conserving Spain’s giant rabbit, a breed in danger of…
National Catholic Reporter
globalsistersreport.orgAt the Convent of Saint Anthony of Padua in Toledo, Spain, a community of Franciscan nuns combines religious life with the conservation and breeding of the Spanish Giant Rabbit, an endangered breed that fed families and orphanages during the Spanish Civil War. "We have to protect creation. We are Franciscans," says their abbess.
TOLEDO, Spain — Sister Consuelo Peset Laudeña’s morning route is not what one would typically expect from an abbess. Before prayers and breakfast, she heads to inspect, one by one, cages housing 35 giant rabbits and their young inside the Convent of St. Anthony of Padua in Central Spain.At 54, Sister Consuelo leads the group of Franciscan sisters who have taken on the mission of preserving Spain’s giant rabbit, a brew in danger of extinction.Thi…
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