A Cistercian monastery in western Germany — founded by St. Bernard of Clairvaux himself — is scheduled to close due to a shortage of monks and the costs of operating the 833-year-old Himmerod Abbey. 
Sign of the times in Germany
A Cistercian monastery in western Germany — founded by St. Bernard of Clairvaux himself — is scheduled to close due to a shortage of monks and the costs of operating the 833-year-old Himmerod Abbey.
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