Located on the French Riviera, Cannes is famous for its glamour, but peace and tranquility are only a 20-minute boat ride away among the monks of Île Saint-Honorat.
A community of 21 monks lives on Île Saint-Honorat (St. Honoratus Island), a breathtakingly beautiful island in the heart of the Mediterranean. The community welcomes day visitors and retreatants to their preserved heritage, the 5th-century Abbaye de Lérins. The monks, aged between 37 and 90, come from different cultural backgrounds, living together and respecting the rule of St. Benedict based on prayer and work.
Jerome Kelagopian|Courtesy of Abbaye de Lérins
A historic monastic site
The island is only 1.5 kilometers long and 400 meters wide, but it is rich in history.
And today we celebrate...
