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A new contemplative centre and meditation retreat, Bonnevaux

Bonnevaux, a new international for peace through the work of silence.

Your gift will help Bonnevaux a new center for peace through the work of silence to unite and heal people of all ages, believes and backgrounds through meditation, the oldest wisdom of humanity.
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In a few days I will begin my walk from Subiaco to Montecassino, two ancient Benedictine monasteries 130 km apart in Italy. 

I would like to walk in gratitude for life and raise awareness and funds for Bonnevaux and particularly for the barn, which is becoming the new Meditatio Center. From this Center the World Community for Christian meditation hopes to broadcast many events as well as welcome people in the retreat facilities and so, as Fr. Laurence puts it, help people to deepen their work of silence and so to renew their relationship with others.

About the charity

Contemplative centres through history have always served as places of peace and reconciliation. A thousand years ago a Benedictine monastery was built in Bonnevaux, near Poitiers in France. On these ancient foundations we are going to develop a contemplative centre for the 21st century. Bonnevaux will contribute to the peace-building and mutual understanding so much needed in our world now. As a meditation centre with its roots deep in the Christian tradition and yet open to all in an inclusive spirit, it will show the potential of meditation for people of all ages, beliefs and backgrounds to unify minds and heal divided hearts. With its focus on a simple and universal teaching Bonnevaux will deepen the contemplative dimension of Christian life and also bring the fruits of meditation to people of other religious or secular beliefs. A wide range of retreats and events will be shaped to address the needs of participants from diverse cultures. Bonnevaux is a beautiful site which still retains parts of the original monastery built there in 1119. It is an ideal space, with a spirit of deep peace and beauty, for a contemplative retreat centre attuned to the needs of our time. A main renovation and building project can give birth to this vision…With your support .
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Total raised
£380.87
+ £52.50 Gift Aid
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£380.87
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