The "Pomeyrol Community" is a Protestant religious order founded in 1950 in Pomeyrol, in the commune of Saint-Étienne-du-Grès (Bouches du Rhône). The sisters of Pomeyrol are mainly dedicated to prayer and host spiritual, festive or theological retreats. This community of deaconesses, recognized as a religious community by the Reformed Church of France in 1953, is inspired by the movement of the "Third Order of the Watchers ", launched by pastor Wilfred Monod, and by scouting. The creation of this community is due to Antoinette Butte (1898-1986), a committed French lay Protestant, leader of the French Women Scouts Federation from 1916 onwards, where she encouraged spiritual practice. In 1929, she opened a spiritual retreat centre in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and then, in 1937, the French Pastors Association asked her to take care of a house for spiritual retreats and meetings in Pomeyrol. During WWII, the occupation of France and the commandeering of the house of Saint-Germain en Laye by the Germans caused the community to regroup in Pomeyrol. It opened its door widely to numerous meetings of pastorals, catechetics, and adult movements, as well as to many refugees and fugitives. It is within this framework that the "Theses of Pomeyrol", one of the first acts of spiritual resistance to Nazism in France, were developed in 1941. More information...
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