The heart of any abbey is the chapter room, where each day the members read or hear a chapter of the book that rules the life here. In this case, as so often, it's the rule of Saint Benoît (Bendedict), adapted by Robert d'Arbrissel, mostly to allow for the rule of women over men.
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