{"id":6755,"date":"2026-01-12T17:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abbayedesolesmes.fr\/the-friends-of-solesmes\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T16:21:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:21:51","slug":"the-friends-of-solesmes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.abbayedesolesmes.fr\/en\/influence\/the-friends-of-solesmes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Friends of Solesmes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6755\" class=\"elementor elementor-6755 elementor-3996\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d793f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0d793f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3534df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3534df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4592dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4592dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Friends of Solesmes<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51eacb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51eacb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Friends of Solesmes association was founded in 1934 to support the community of monks at Saint-Pierre de Solesmes, to enable its members to enjoy the monks\u2019 friendship, and to help promote the abbey\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efedecb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efedecb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0edffe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0edffe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e705f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e705f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every autumn, a day is organised to bring together the association\u2019s members, and more broadly the friends of the monastery, for a meal with the monks and a talk on history or monastic spirituality.<\/p><p>The association publishes a quarterly newsletter, the *Lettre aux Amis de Solesmes*, which is sent to all its members. 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