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4 days agoFrench mother superior bullied nuns in Montmartre
Mother Marie-Agnes led decades of systemic abuse, surveillance, coercion, and financial exploitation of Benedictine nuns in Montmartre from 1969 to 2012.
The Hills Are Alive: A Year At Kylemore Abbey follows the daily lives of Benedictine nuns facing unique challenges including managing a 1,000-acre estate visited by 500,000 people yearly.
The Benedictine nuns from St. Erentraud's Abbey in Baden-Wurttemberg are selling their property of more than 136,000 square meters and 130 rooms for just under 5 million. Sister Eva-Maria confirms the sale but does not provide further details, emphasizing the monastery's financial challenges and the rising trend of convents being sold as many close down in Germany.