Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bənwa syʁ lwaʁ], literally Saint-Benoît on Loire) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

This town hosts the Abbaye de Fleury, also known as the Abbaye de Saint Benoît (Saint Benedict Abbey).

The monastery, known for the Fleury Playbook, was pillaged and damaged multiple times over the course of history, including during the Norman conquests and the French Revolution.

The current abbey church is in the Romanesque style and dates from the eleventh century.

A community of approximately 40 monks currently resides in the monastery.

Saint Benedict Abbey