Editing Cîteaux Abbey (section)

=== The rebirth of the Abbey ===
[[Trappists|Trappist monks]] resumed monastic life at the abbey in 1898,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bisson |first=Thomas N. |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofmo0001unse_n6v7/page/492/mode/2up?q=%22citeaux+in+1898%22 |title=Encyclopedia of monasticism |date=2000 |publisher=Chicago; London : Fitzroy Dearborn |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-1-57958-090-2 |pages=492}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cîteaux - Monasticism, Abbeys, Benedictines - Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Citeaux |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> and they continue to reside there.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 March 2021 |title=French monks locked down with 2.8 tonnes of cheese pray for buyers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/mar/26/french-monks-locked-down-tonnes-cheese-pray-buyers-online |website=The Guardian |agency=Agence France-Presse}}</ref> The first monks, four in number, arrived from [[Sept-Fons Abbey|Sept-Fons]] on 2 October 1898. In 1913, the abbey had around twenty-five people, monks and lay brothers, and was facing financial difficulties. The commercial production of cheese began around this time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cîteaux - - Refondation |url=https://citeaux-abbaye.org/les-cisterciens-hier-aujourd-hui-demain/histoire-cistercienne/refondation |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=citeaux-abbaye.org}}</ref> In 1998, the celebration of the 9th centenary of the founding of Cîteaux was marked by the renovation of the church.