Solesmes
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- For the town in northern France, see Solesmes, Nord.
Solesmes is a town and commune of the Sarthe département, in France. located near Sablé.
The abbey St-Pierre-de-Solesmes, founded in 1010, is a Benedictine abbey. It is best known for its cultivation of the Roman Catholic liturgy and in particular Gregorian chant.
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External links
- Abbey website (http://www.solesmes.com/GB/entree.php?js=1)
- Catholic Encyclopedia article (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14133b.htm) which is incorrect, however, in calling it "St. Solesmes".
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