Taizé, France
Taizé Community
A Burgundian hillside where a hundred thousand young people a year sing four-line chants in the dark.
Biblical significance
Brother Roger arrived in 1940 and sheltered refugees, including Jews, during the occupation. The community he founded is ecumenical by design, with Catholic and Protestant brothers under one rule. The sung prayer — short repeated phrases in many languages — spread worldwide. Three services a day fill the Church of Reconciliation, where the congregation sits on the floor in near darkness.
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Best time to go
Summer for the great youth meetings; off-season for silence.
Visitor notes
Week-long stays booked online, run on donation. Simple accommodation, shared chores.
Coordinates
46.5136, 4.6772
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