Modern Abbey
A new monastery of Bridgettine nuns was founded on the grounds of the ancient abbey in 1963, named Mary's Peace (Latin: Pax Mariae). It was established from a Bridgettine abbey in the Netherlands, one of the four abbeys of the original branch of the Order, and currently numbers 13 nuns. In 1991 it was raised to the status of an autonomous abbey. Thus the Order founded by Saint Bridget has returned to its birthplace.
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