Chevetogne Abbey,

Chevetogne Abbey, also referred to as the Monastery of the Holy Cross, is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery dedicated to Christian solidarity positioned in the Belgian village of Chevetogne in the municipality of Ciney, province of Namur, halfway between Brussels and Luxembourg. Currently, the monastery has 27 monks. In 1924 Pope Pius XI addressed the apostolic letter "Equidem verba" to the Benedictine Order encouraging them to work for the reunion of the Catholic and Eastern Churches, with precise emphasis on the Russian Orthodox Church. The following year, a community was established through Dom Lambert Beauduin 1873 to 1960 at Amay, on the river Meuse.

Because of Beauduin's near friendship with Cardinal Mercier and Pope John XXIII, in addition to his family members with Eastern Christians, he have become a pioneer of the Catholic Ecumenical motion. His preliminary attention become on team spirit with Orthodox and Anglicans, however turned into finally prolonged to all individuals who bear the call of Christ. In 1939, the community of Amay Priory moved to its current location at Chevetogne, occupying a former Jesuit novitiate.