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The community of Trappist monks of the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña in Burgos, Spain.

Why did the floor of a Spanish monastery turn blood red once a year for almost 500 years?

Aug 9, 2022

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

On Aug. 6 in the year 953, 200 monks living at the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña in Burgos,... Read more

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America loses its only Trappist brewery, amid competitive beer market

May 24, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

The first and only certified Trappist brewery in the U.S. has said that it will close, citing a lack of... Read more

Pope Francis greeted Father Jean Pierre Schumacher in Morocco March 31, 2019. His martyred community was beatified in December 2018.

The last surviving Trappist monk from Algeria massacre has died at 97

Nov 22, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The Tibhirine monks’ story was dramatized in the 2010 French film Of Gods and Men, which won the Grand Prix... Read more

Achel Abbey. Credit: John Scholte via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 NL).

Achel no longer a Trappist beer, after last monks depart abbey

Mar 16, 2021

After the last monks left Achel Abbey earlier this year, the beers produced at Achel Brewery no longer bear the... Read more

Tynt Meadow Trappist beer. Courtesy photo.

These Cistercian monks are brewing the UK's first Trappist beer

Jun 28, 2018

The label of “Trappist” is among the most exclusive designations of beer worldwide, with only 11 breweries around the globe... Read more