“It must be admitted that the state of most monastic communities is precarious,” said Brother Benedikt, the abbot of Westmalle, in a rare media interview in which he answered the ’s questions in writing, translated from his native Dutch.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/26/belgium-trappist-beers-under-threat

Westmalle is part of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, which traces its origins to 1098 and follows the Rule of Saint Benedict, a 6th-century book of precepts.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/26/belgium-trappist-beers-under-threat