REVUE MABILLON. - A quarterly review, named after the Maurist Jean Mabillon, founded in 1905 and directed by J.-M. Besse (v.) of the abbey of S. Martino at Ligugé (Vienne).
During the exile following the suppression of religious Congregations in France (1901), its editorial office was located at Chevetogne in Belgium. After the return to France and the death of d. Besse, the review was continued by the Benedictines of the abbey of Ligugé.
Forty-one volumes (166 issues) have appeared, with the sole interruption of 1914-20, in three series (vols. 1-10 [1905-20]; 11-25 [1921-35]; 26-41 [1936-51]). The collection Archives de la France monastique is published together with the review; more than 40 volumes have appeared, some of which continue the works and monastic studies of the French Maurist Benedictines, interrupted by the French Revolution. The review is the organ for studies in monastic history, liturgy, archaeology, etc. From the 3rd series onward, its programme was broadened to include also the origins of monastic life and of the Middle Ages. In 1924, in order to foster these studies more fully, the « Société Mabillon pour le développement des études d'histoire monastique en France » was established.