That evening about 50 monks tried to reenter the monastery but were kept out.
At the end of the 14th century Cambron had about 70 monks.
The monastery, which houses about 100 monks, runs a school in its precincts.
Soon after this a monastery was set up with about ten monks, and a convent.
These days about 30 monks live in the monastery, compared with more than 2000 in 1936.
There were also about two hundred monks present at the convocation.
There appears to be enough room for about 20-24 monks and 20-24 lay brothers.
In 50's of 20th century had about 150 monks.
In 2011, according to local sources, there are about 300 monks.
For example in 1752 about 23,700 monks attended, which raised enough money to rebuild the main gate.