Solesmes Abbey

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Solesmes Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in France renowned for its pivotal role in the restoration and promotion of Gregorian chant in the modern era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery
associatedWithMovement Liturgical Movement
associatedWithMusicGenre Gregorian chant
associatedWithPerson Dom André Mocquereau
Dom Eugène Cardine
Dom Joseph Pothier
Dom Pierre Combe
buildingsSoldAsNationalProperty 1791
canonicalReestablishmentAsAbbey 1837
chantNotationCharacteristic use of rhythmic signs (ictus and episema)
chantRestorationMethod semiological study of neumes
chantSchola monastic choir of Solesmes
linked to: Solesmes Abbey
country France
dateFounded 1010
diocese Diocese of Le Mans
foundedBy Benedictine monks from La Couture Abbey
linked to: Benedictines

Geoffroy, Lord of Sablé
hasAbbot Dom Jean Prou
Dom Paul Delatte
Dom Philippe Dupont
Dom Prosper Guéranger
hasDedication Saint Peter
linked to: Apostle Peter
hasFunction center for Gregorian chant research and practice
monastic community
place of pilgrimage for lovers of Gregorian chant
heritageStatus historic monastic site of France
isMotherhouseOf Solesmes Congregation
linked to: Solesmes Abbey
knownFor liturgical renewal
promotion of Gregorian chant in the modern era
restoration of Gregorian chant
scholarly editions of Gregorian chant
liturgicalUse Roman Rite
locatedIn Pays de la Loire
Solesmes, Sarthe
locatedOn River Sarthe
linked to: Sarthe River
monasticTradition Benedictine observance according to Rule of Saint Benedict
officialName Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes
linked to: Solesmes Abbey
partOf Benedictine Confederation
producedEdition Antiphonale Monasticum (Solesmes edition)
linked to: Antiphonale Romanum

Graduale Romanum (Solesmes edition)
linked to: Graduale Romanum

Liber Usualis
publishingArm Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Editions
reformedAsBenedictineAbbey 11th century
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Benedictines
restorationDate 1833
restoredAsMonasteryBy Dom Prosper Guéranger
suppressedDuring French Revolution
suppressionDate 1791

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Graduale Romanum associatedWith Solesmes Abbey
Liber Usualis associatedWith Abbey of Solesmes
linked to: Solesmes Abbey
Solesmes Abbey isMotherhouseOf Solesmes Congregation
linked to: Solesmes Abbey
Solesmes Abbey chantSchola monastic choir of Solesmes
linked to: Solesmes Abbey
Solesmes Abbey officialName Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes
linked to: Solesmes Abbey
Dom André Mocquereau memberOf Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes
linked to: Solesmes Abbey
Dom André Mocquereau workedAt Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes
linked to: Solesmes Abbey