Ubicación
Nombre oficialMount St. Mary’s Abbey
Número27
Dirección300 Arnold Street, Wrentham, United States
Información de contacto
Teléfono[1] (508) 528-1282
Email comunidadsisters@msmabbey.org
Sitio webwww.msmabbey.org
SuperiorMother Sofia Millican, Abbess 2019-2031
Otra información
Estatus jurídicoAbbey
DiócesisArchidioecesis Bostoniensis (Boston)
Región OCSOUSA
OrígenesFounded by Glencairn in 1949; erected an abbey in 1950.
Historia
- 1949: On 1 October 14 nuns from Ireland arrive, to make the first foundation of Cistercian nuns in the United States. 21 November, ceremony to establish monastic enclosure, by the archbishop of Boston, Richard J. Cushing. 8 December: first perpetual profession: M. M. Michael Howe.
- 1950, 15 May: death of the mistress of novices, M. M. St. John. 10 November: change of stability from Glencairn to Mt. St. Mary’s, Wrentham. 13 November: election of R.M. Mary Bernard O’Donnell as the first abbess of Mount Saint Mary’s.
- 1955 the founders return to Glencairn.
- 1960 general chapter: a foundation is authorized for Argentina; it was never realized.
Padre inmediatoSpencer
Asociados laicosCistercian Friends of Mt. St. Mary’s Abbey
Sups. anteriores
- Bernard O’DONNELL — Superior — 01/10/1949 – 13/11/1950
- Bernard O’DONNELL — Abbess — 13/11/1950 – 06/05/1952
- Angela NORTON — Abbess — 03/09/1952 – 14/01/1986
- Agnes DAY — Abbess — 21/03/1986 – 05/05/2008
- Maureen McCABE— Abbess — 2008 – 2019
Trabajo/ingresoTrappistine Quality Candy; small farm (raising of heifers)
Inst. huéspedesAbbey Retreat house : 3 rooms (4 persons) ; small apartment; McMahon Retreat House: 9 rooms (12 persons), dining room, meeting room
TransporteStation : Providence, Rhode Island. Airport : Providence or Boston.
FundacionesMississippi (1964), Santa Rita (1972), Crozet (1987)
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