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Welcome to the new AIM website - The InterMonastery Alliance.
✅ The site is available in French 🇫🇷, German 🇩🇪, English 🇬🇧, Spanish 🇪🇸 and Italian 🇮🇹.
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New Abbess President of the Congregation of Castille
On 28 March, during the celebration of the 9th Ordinary Chapter of the Congregation of Castile, Mother Eugenia Pablo was elected Abbess...
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New Abbess at La Maigrauge
Following the resignation of Mother Marianne Zürcher (elected Abbess on 13 June 2011), on Tuesday 25 March 2025, in the presence of Dom...
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Scam attempt via fake emails
We inform you of a new scam attempt of fake mails sent by with the address: lluctorcalocist@gmail.com. If someone receives an email from...
Mar 181 min read
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Incorporation of Selingenthal
The monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Seligenthal has been incorporated by the Holy See into the Congregation of Saint Gertrude the...
Mar 111 min read
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A Scam attempt
We inform you of a new scam attempt of fake mails sent by with the address: nuntius.apostolica@gmail.com. If someone receives an email...
Mar 101 min read
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Solemn profession at Rougemont
The community of Rougemont (Canada) is happy to announce the solemn profession of Brother Martin de Porrès , which took place on February...
Feb 281 min read
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Solemn profession in Asmara
On February 9, 2025, in Asmara (Eritrea), Br. Abraham Habtemariam made his solemn profession in the presence of the Abbot Negusse...
Feb 271 min read
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New abbess at Frauenthal
On February 12, 2025 the community of Frauenthal (Switzerland) elected Sr. Bede Berg as their new abbess. Let us thank God for this...
Feb 171 min read
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Prioress Administrator at Marienthal
On February 8, 2025, Father Prior Bruno, President of the Congregation of St. Gertrude, named Mother Petra Articus administrator of the...
Feb 171 min read
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New Leadership for MFP
The appointment of two new coordinators for the Monastic Formators’ Program was announced 11 February by Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder...
Feb 122 min read
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Scam attempt via fake emails
We inform you of a new scam attempt via false emails: mrapttil@gmail.com. If someone receives an email from this address, they should not...
Jan 132 min read
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OCist Formation
At the beginning of a new year, we would like to inform you of some important dates in the life of our Order: 1) The online training...
Jan 101 min read
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Letter of the Abbot General for Christmas
https://www.ocist.org/ocist/images/pdf/ENChristmas2024.pdf ocist.org
Dec 23, 20241 min read
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Scam attempt via fake emails
We are advised of a new scam attempt via false emails sent by the alleged prioress Sr. Mary Elizabeth Schweiger OSB. If someone receives...
Dec 13, 20241 min read
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Prioress Administrator at St. Mary of Vallbona (Spain)
On Oct. 21, 2024, Fra Rafael Barrué Broch, Abbot of Santa María de Poblet and Abbot President of the Cistercian Congregation of the Crown...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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Flooding at N.-D. des Neiges
Between 16 and 17 October, around 600 mm of rain fell on the abbey in 36 hours. There was extensive material damage to the site. The...
Oct 21, 20241 min read
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Liturgical meeting
From 23 to 27 September 2024, the OCSO Liturgical Commission and the OCist Liturgical Secretariat met in the Italian monastery of...
Oct 11, 20241 min read
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New abbot at Stams Abbey
On 12 September 2024, the community of Stams Abbey (Austria) elected Father Cyrill Greiter as the community's 45th abbot. Until now,...
Sep 23, 20241 min read
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A new abbess at Mariastern
The community of Mariastern-Gwiggen elected Sr. Maria-Stella Krimmel OCist as their 8th Abbess on September 8, 2024....
Sep 10, 20241 min read
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Heiligenkreuz Abbey (Austria)
On Aug 14, 2024 Frater Basilius was invested with the novice habit. On Aug 20, 2024 Fraters Anselm Lampelsdorfer, Abraham Maria Steuer...
Sep 6, 20241 min read
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