Why pilgrims come
Enter a place shaped by prayer, community, and pilgrimage
A rural Franciscan house of prayer and hospitality about sixty kilometers from Marrakech, where the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi host retreats centered on spiritual renewal, local life, and sustained Christian–Muslim encounter.
Turn a Morocco itinerary into retreat here. The point is not merely sleeping in a former monastery but sharing prayer, quiet, local rural life, and the Franciscan sisters' patient practice of encounter with Muslim neighbors.
What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
Franciscan hospitality
Receive the house as a place of relationship, simplicity, and prayer.
Encounter with Islam
Learn from Christians who pursue friendship and theological attentiveness through long local presence.
A real retreat stay
Arrange enough time for silence, shared reflection, and rural rhythms rather than a brief photo stop.
Retreat participants stay at the house by advance arrangement with the Franciscan sisters; it is not a walk-in hotel.
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Sources, tradition, and what is verified
No verification date is listed, so current visitor details should be confirmed directly.
This page records the site’s tradition as “Catholic.” That wording describes the nature of the claim and keeps devotional tradition distinct from independently verified history.
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