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Benedictine nunneries in the United States (11 P) Pages in category "Benedictine monasteries in the United States" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
Benedictine Sisters of Elk County, a Benedictine monastery located in St. Marys that closed in 2014. [73] Daylesford Abbey, a Roman Catholic monastery located in Paoli. [74] Saint Emma Monastery, a Benedictine monastery located in Greensburg. [75] Saint Vincent Archabbey, a Benedictine monastery located in Latrobe. [76]
Pages in category "Benedictine nunneries in the United States" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... St. Joseph Monastery (St. Marys)
3.3 United States. 3.4 Venezuela. ... , the Catholic Church has 3,600 abbeys and monasteries worldwide. [1] In Europe. Armenia ... Benedictine Abbey of Bakonybél;
The American-Cassinese Congregation is a Catholic association of Benedictine monasteries founded in 1855. The monasteries of the congregation follow the monastic way of life as outlined by St. Benedict of Nursia in his early 6th century Rule of Saint Benedict.
A member of the American-Cassinese Congregation, it is the oldest Benedictine monastery in the United States and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The shrine is dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul. Pope Pius XII raised the monastery church to the status of a Minor basilica via his decree Quasi fons lucis on 25 August 1955.
Saint Benedict's Monastery has been the largest Benedictine community of women in the world, with a peak membership of 1,278 in 1946. In 2010, it was the largest Benedictine community of women in the United States with nearly 300 members. [3]
A Benedictine monastery is a monastery that follows the Rule of St Benedict on monastic living, written by the founder of western monasticism Saint Benedict of Nursia (fl. 6th century). The Benedictine Order has been active since that time.