Randoald of Grandval, prior of the Benedictine monastery of Grandval

Randoald of Grandval

Saint Randoald was prior of the Benedictine Moutier-Grandval Abbey under Germanus of Granfelden. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic church.

Priory

Religious houses that are presided over by a prior or prioress

A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. They are found in the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, and Anglican Communion. Priories may be monastic houses of monks or nuns. Houses of canons & canonesses regular also use…

Benedictines

Roman Catholic monastic order

The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict, are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, they are the oldest of all the religious orders in the Latin Church. The male…

Monastery

Complex of buildings

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church, or temple,…

Grandval, Switzerland

Municipality in Bern, Switzerland

Grandval is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura. Grandval also used to be known under its German name Granfel or Granfelden, but these forms are no longer commonly used.