21 December 2012 Last updated at 04:22 ET

Audio slideshow: Incense making at Prinknash Abbey

The Benedictine monks of Prinknash Abbey have been blending incense to a secret recipe since 1906, when the community was on Caldey Island.

Today they are not only the oldest, but the biggest manufacturer of incense in Europe, and Abbot Francis offers an insight into the process.

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Photography, audio and production by Paul Glendell.

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