Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac
Abbaye Saint-Benoît-du-Lac
A Benedictine abbey on the shore of Lake Memphremagog, where you can hear Gregorian chant and buy the monks' cheese and cider.
Abbaye Saint-Benoît-du-Lac was founded in 1912 by French Benedictine monks. Its towers and colorful brick buildings were designed by architect Dom Bellot, and the abbey stands on a small peninsula on the west shore of the lake, a picturesque setting. Every day the monks pray in the church using Gregorian chant, and visitors may quietly enter to listen, usually at 11:00 and 17:00. The abbey shop sells the monks' own cheeses (such as L'Ermite blue cheese), cider and jams, and in autumn visitors can pick apples in the orchard. Admission is free, but dress appropriately. It is about 20 km from Magog.
Opening hours
Church approx. 05:00–20:30; shop approx. 09:00–18:00 (Sunday afternoons)
Nearby sights
- Bleu Lavande
- Marais de la Rivière aux Cerises
- Magog & Lake Memphremagog
- Mont-Orford National Park
- Haskell Free Library and Opera House
- Knowlton (Lac-Brome)
- Mont Sutton & Sutton Village
- North Hatley & Lake Massawippi