Location
Nom officielHoly Cross Abbey
Numéro63
Adresse901 Cool Spring Lane, Berryville, United States
Informations de contact
Téléphone[1] 540-955-4536
Fax[1] 540-955-1356
Email communautéinformation@hcava.org
Site webwww.virginiatrappists.org
SupérieurDom Joseph Wittstock, Abbot 2016-2029
Autres informations
Statut juridiqueAbbey
DiocèseDioecesis Arlingtonensis (Arlington)
Région OCSOUSA
OriginesFounded by Spencer in 1950; raised to the status of abbey in 1958.
Histoire
- 1950: The foundation developed with difficulty both in terms of personnel and material resources, but by 1958 erection into an abbey was possible.
- 1958, 18 November: blessing of first abbot.
- 1970, 18 November: a car accident takes the lives of 3 monks: Fr. Georges Supry, Fr. Henry Maloney and Br Cyrill Cornish.
Père immédiatSpencer
Maisons fillesCrozet
Associés laïcsLay Cistercians of Holy Cross Abbey
Supérieurs préc.
- Owen HOEY — — Superior — 18/11/1950 – ?/ ?/1952 (v.76)
- John HOLOHAN — Superior — ?/ ?/1952 – ?/07/1956
- Hugues McKIERNAN — Superior — 25/09/1956 – 25/09/1958
- Hugues McKIERNAN — Abbot — 25/09/1958 – 12/04/1964
- Thomas PORTER — Sup. ad nutum — ?/04/1964 – 18/11/1966
- Edward McCORKELL — Sup. ad nutum — 19/11/1966 – 14/10/1967
- Edward McCORKELL — Abbot — 14/10/1967 –21/03/1980 (v.78)
- Flavian BURNS — Sup. ad nutum — 21/03/1980 – 08/06/1984(18+65)
- Marc DELERY — Abbot — 08/06/1984 – 08/06/1990
- Flavian BURNS (2) — Sup. ad nutum — 16/07/1990 – 17/08/1990
- Flavian BURNS (2) — Abbot — 17/08/1990 – 19/08/1996
- Benedict SIMMONDS — Sup. ad nutum — 19/08/1996 – 10/08/1998
- Dom Robert BARNES — Abbot — 10/08/1998 – 10/08/2016
Travail/revenusOur main source of income is the bakery where we produce fruitcakes and creamed honey. Our second source of income is the gift shop, which sells books, religious articles, and food products from monasteries
Install. hôtes16 rooms: 2 groups (individual retreats) per week: Mon.-Fri. and Fri.-Sun. The former guest house is used for monks’ families. We also have a special long-term retreat programme for men in the community.
TransportAirport : Dulles, Washington D.C. Station : Washington.
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