title: Randol Abbey
text: # Randol Abbey
  
  Randol Abbey (Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Randol) is a Benedictine monastery situated at Randol near the village of Saint-Saturnin, Puy-de-Dôme department, in the Auvergne mountains of France.
  
  ## History
  
  It was founded in 1971 as a priory of Fontgombault Abbey and was raised to the status of an independent abbey on 21 March 1981. The monastery building was constructed at the time of foundation in a striking contemporary style in a spectacular mountainside location.
  
  It is part of the Solesmes Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation and as such focusses on Gregorian chant and the Tridentine Mass.
  
  ## Sources
  
  * Randol Abbey official website (includes many images) (in French)
  
  45°38′36″N 3°4′23″E﻿ / ﻿45.64333°N 3.07306°E﻿ / 45.64333; 3.07306
  
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