Location
Nom officielMount St. Mary’s Abbey
Numéro27
Adresse300 Arnold Street, Wrentham, United States
Informations de contact
Téléphone[1] (508) 528-1282
Email communautésisters@msmabbey.org
Site webwww.msmabbey.org
SupérieurMother Sofia Millican, Abbess 2019-2031
Autres informations
Statut juridiqueAbbey
DiocèseArchidioecesis Bostoniensis (Boston)
Région OCSOUSA
OriginesFounded by Glencairn in 1949; erected an abbey in 1950.
Histoire
- 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.
Père immédiatSpencer
Associés laïcsCistercian Friends of Mt. St. Mary’s Abbey
Supérieurs préc.
- 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
Travail/revenusTrappistine Quality Candy; small farm (raising of heifers)
Install. hôtesAbbey Retreat house : 3 rooms (4 persons) ; small apartment; McMahon Retreat House: 9 rooms (12 persons), dining room, meeting room
TransportStation : Providence, Rhode Island. Airport : Providence or Boston.
FondationsMississippi (1964), Santa Rita (1972), Crozet (1987)
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