page_title: Saint-Sixtus Abbey
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Saint-Sixtus Abbey / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Monks trappisten West-Vleteren. Brugge, Procession of the Holy Blood Nederlands: Trappisten uit Westvleteren (links Manu Van Hecke, de abt) gevolgd door de prior van de voormalige abdij van =Steenbrugge tijdens de Heilig Bloedprocessie in Brugge
context_page_description: Saint-Sixtus Abbey of Westvleteren, which belongs to the Cistercians of Strict Observance, or Trappists, is a Roman Catholic abbey located in Westvleteren, in the Belgian Province of West Flanders. The abbey is famous for its spiritual life, characterised by prayer, reading, and manual work, the three basic elements of Trappist life.
  It has also a reputation for its brewery, one of several producers of Trappist beer in Belgium.
caption: Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges: Abbot Van Hecke with one of his monks
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