In about 405 AD, the monk Honorat and his companions founded a monastic community on the island… his example has been followed through 16 centuries to the present day - a way of life based around work, prayer and self-sufficiency. Today 25 monks live according to the rule of St Benedict, continuing the tradition and living modestly from the products of their vines and the fabrication of liqueurs. The monks apply through their way of life the Benedictine convention: “ora et labora” work and prayer…