Spirit of slain monks live on at Algerian monastery
1,777 views · Published 6 December 2018 · 1:22 · Indexed 24 October 2026
Channel: AFP News Agency · 2018 · News & Politics
There are no longer Trappist monks at the small abbey in Algeria's Tibhirine made infamous by the slaughter of seven men who served there during the country's brutal civil war. But the memory of the French clergymen, kidnapped and beheaded over two decades ago, remains strong as the Catholic Church prepares to officially beatify them on Saturday.
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