An emblematic monument in the Pyrenees-Orientales.
 

A witness to Catalan Romanesque art, the abbey which is situated in the wild mountains, was built by Guifred, the Count of Cerdagne who retired there in 1035.  The cloister capitals in pink marble date from the 17th and 18th centuries and show secular scenes.  This place is inhabited by a religious community all year round.

A monastery which was occupied by Benedictine monks for a long time.

It was around the year 1000 that Guifred II, the Count of Cerdagne and Conflent, decided to build a monastery on the side of the Canigou which was destined to house a community from the order of Saint Benoit.  He was helped in this project by his brother Oliba, one of the greatest abbots in the Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuixa.  The Benedictine monks lived in the abbey up until the 18th century.  In 1786, the last five monks left the abbey which was then officially closed.  It was completely abandoned for 120 years.

A first stage of restoration began at the start of the 20th century.  In 1988, the abbey was entrusted to the Beatitude community, with a mission to continue a life of prayer and to welcome the numerous visitors.