In 1940 an ecumenical community, Taizé, was founded by a Swiss Reformed Protestant Brother Roger (1915-2005) on a mountain near Cluny in southern Burgundy, France. Originally it was a small quasi-monastic community of men living together in poverty and celibacy.
Today members observe a rule similar to most monastic orders and their wish is to promote Christian unity, particularly between Protestants and Catholics.
In 1974 Taizé organized a "council of the youth" and since then thousands of Catholic and Protestant Christian youths from all over the world have visited the community.
Over 100,000 young people from around the world make pilgrimages to Taizé each year for prayer, Bible study, sharing, and communal work.
Tragically a schizophrenic Romanian woman stabbed Brother Roger in the throat during the evening prayer service at Taizé in front of 2,500 horrified young pilgrims on August 16, 2005. He died within minutes.
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Today members observe a rule similar to most monastic orders and their wish is to promote Christian unity, particularly between Protestants and Catholics.
In 1974 Taizé organized a "council of the youth" and since then thousands of Catholic and Protestant Christian youths from all over the world have visited the community.
Over 100,000 young people from around the world make pilgrimages to Taizé each year for prayer, Bible study, sharing, and communal work.
Tragically a schizophrenic Romanian woman stabbed Brother Roger in the throat during the evening prayer service at Taizé in front of 2,500 horrified young pilgrims on August 16, 2005. He died within minutes.
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