Manquehue

The Manquehue Apostolic Movement is back! For the third year the pace of life in the monastery has been accelerated by four young Chileans, led by Cristian Destuet, one of the Benedictine Oblates in the movement, together with Juan José Prieto, Eduardo Quezada, and Alberto Cox.

Besides their work with pupils in the school, they are very much part of the life of the monastic community, attending the Office and sharing in the life of the Refectory (including the washing up!)

It is great to share their enthusiasm for the spirit of Benedictine life that they bring from the extraordinary work they do in their schools in Santiago. We hope that they enjoy their stay here, for which they surrender their summer for the Mendip cold and wet, and learn something of the joy and richness of life in a fully fledged Benedictine monastery.