Location
Official nameHoly Cross Abbey
Number63
Address901 Cool Spring Lane, Berryville, United States
Contact Information
Telephone[1] 540-955-4536
Fax[1] 540-955-1356
Community emailinformation@hcava.org
Websitewww.virginiatrappists.org
SuperiorDom Joseph Wittstock, Abbot 2016-2029
Other Information
Juridical statusAbbey
DioceseDioecesis Arlingtonensis (Arlington)
OCSO regionUSA
OriginsFounded by Spencer in 1950; raised to the status of abbey in 1958.
History
- 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.
Father immediateSpencer
Daughter housesCrozet
Lay associatesLay Cistercians of Holy Cross Abbey
Past superiors
- 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
Work/incomeOur 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
Guest facilities16 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.
TransportationAirport : Dulles, Washington D.C. Station : Washington.
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