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The St Wandrille Abbey
(2019)
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December 2019
From its founding in 649 the Abbey was destroyed and rebuilt many times
(Viking raids, fires, French Revolution, WWII bombing)
The current church was built in 1967- 1969 using stones from earlier structures
We attended Mass here but photos were not allowed once the monks arrived
The Cloister is under renovation for the next 5 years