Ubicación
Nombre oficialMepkin Abbey
Número62
Dirección1098 Mepkin Abbey Rd, Moncks Corner, United States
Información de contacto
Teléfono[1] (843) 761-8509
Email comunidadmepkincommunity@gmail.com
Sitio webwww.mepkinabbey.org
SuperiorDom Joseph Tedesco, Sup ad nutum 2018
Otra información
Estatus jurídicoAbbey
DiócesisDioecesis Carolopolitana (Charleston)
Región OCSOUSA
OrígenesFounded by Gethsemani 1949; raised to the rank of abbey 1955.
Historia
- Founded on a property donated by Clare Boothe Luce, American Ambassador to Rome. The property is located about 40 km from Charleston, in the Cooper river valley. The soil is fertile and suitable for many crops. Much of the land is forested. The climate is ideal for 10 months of the year, the other two months being humid.
- 1948: 29 pioneers arrive from Gethsemani to take possession of the property on 22 November.Gethsemani
Padre inmediatoGethsemani
Casas hijasEsmeraldas
Sups. anteriores
- Anthony CHASSAGNE — Superior — 21/11/1949 – 21/10/1955
- Anthony CHASSAGNE — Abbot — 31/10/1955 – 14/06/1974
- Aidan CARR — Sup. ad nutum— 14/06/1974 – 24/03/1977
- Aidan CARR — Abbot — 24/03/1977 – 06/01/1990
- Francis KLINE — Abbot — 21/01/1990 – 27/08/2006
- Stanislaus GUMULA — Abbot — 03/11/ 2006 – 03/11/2018
Inst. huéspedesFor retreatants (1 week) and special guests (several weeks): 8 rooms. Guests (male and female) pray and take their meals with the community. Monastic guests (men only) spend one month in community, and follow the entire monastic horarium.
TransporteTrain Station: North Charleston, Greyhound Bus: Summerville, SC
Airport: Charleston
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