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Poland · PL

Monastery of the Blessed Virgin in the Desert / Nuns of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno

Tucked in a forested valley near the Kashubian village of Grabowiec, the Monastery of the Blessed Virgin in the Desert is home to the only community of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem in Poland. Founded here on 8 December 1998, this monastery of contemplative nuns sits in a meadow beside a stream, surrounded by wooded hills and hidden lakes—a landscape that feels like the desert the order's name evokes. Visitors come seeking silence, extraordinary liturgical music sung a cappella by the sisters, and the rare gift of watching a community live entirely by prayer and handcraft.