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in 1914 created difficulties for
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From 1964 tot 1996, Dom
Nicolaas de Wolf (1931-2015) was abbot. He was succeeded by Dom Adrianus (Ad) Lenglet. At the moment (June 2020) about 17 monks are living in the abbey. In addition, the abbey has about 60 oblates.
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in 1878 toned down Rome's confrontational approach, but the restrictions in
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Lambertus Moonen osb, ‘Ora et Labora De monniken van de abdij St. Benedictusberg, 1951–2005’, in: Historische en
Heemkundige Studies in en rond het Geuldal, Jaargang 15 (2005), pp. 137–304.
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