 Solesmes Abbey was founded in 1010 by Geoffrey, Lord of Sable, who donated the monastery and its farm to the Benedictine monks of the Saint-Pierre de la Couture Abbey, "for the redemption of his soul and those of his parents, or those who went before him and those who come after him".The church was dedicated on 12 October, sometime between 1006 and 1015.The Abbey celebrated a Jubilee Year from 11 October 2010 to 12 October 2010.