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St. Gregory's Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery of the American-Cassinese Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation. The monastery, founded by monks of the French monastery of Sainte-Marie de la Pierre-qui-Vire in 1876, was originally located in present-day Konawa, Oklahoma and called Sacred Heart Abbey.
As of 2003, there were 22 monks, while by 2013, there were over 40. [1] [3] Clear Creek currently houses 60 monks, and in recent years, a community of lay families have started to gather around the abbey. [4] The monastery is also actively fundraising, having raised $4 million (as of 2003) of a target of $32 million.
Anglican Benedictine Abbots are invited guests of the Benedictine Abbot Primate in Rome at Abbatial gatherings at Sant'Anselmo. [33] In 1168 local Benedictine monks instigated the anti-semitic blood libel of Harold of Gloucester as a template for explaining child deaths. According to historian Joe Hillaby, the blood libel of Harold was ...
This marked a significant milestone in the history of the monastery and in the life of Abbot Philip Anderson. Abbot Philip Anderson's life journey, from his early days in Kansas to his leadership of a thriving Benedictine monastery in Oklahoma, is a story of faith, commitment, and service. [ 3 ]
The monastery describes its historical inspiration in these terms: Silverstream Priory is a providential realisation of the cherished project of Abbot Celestino Maria Colombo, O.S.B. (1874–1935), who, following the impetus given by Catherine–Mectilde de Bar in the 17th century, sought to establish a house of Benedictine monks committed to ceaseless prayer before the Most Holy Sacrament of ...
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.
Saint Emma Monastery; St. Gregory's Abbey, Three Rivers; Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville; Saint Joseph Abbey (Louisiana) Saint Leo Abbey; Saint Louis Abbey; St. Martin's Abbey, Washington; Saint Meinrad Archabbey; St. Paul's Abbey (New Jersey) Saint Vincent Archabbey; Savannah Priory; St. Andrew Abbey; St. Gregory's Abbey (Oklahoma) Subiaco ...
At the time of Meerschaert's arrival, the new vicariate had three diocesan priests, 23 Benedictine monks, 21 churches, seven day schools, five Native American boarding schools, one college, one monastery, six convents and a Catholic population of approximately 5,000. The first Catholic church in Oklahoma City, St. Joseph's, was completed in ...