FRATERNITY

In the fall of 1901, Charles de Foucauld, ordained a priest, chose this small oasis a little outside of Beni-Abbes to build a hermitage where he hoped other aspirants to meditation would join him. He lived there for four years before leaving for the Hoggar. The fraternity, a little away from the city and surrounded by a clay wall, was restored in 1935. The priests who live there receive their brothers and, sometimes, pilgrims who come to seek peace of mind by staying there. The Hermitage does not welcome pilgrims during the summer