Location
Official nameMonasterio Santa Maria del Evangelio
Number90
Contact Information
Telephone[1] (809) 223-0591
Community emailcisterjarabacoa@yahoo.com
Websitewww.monasteriojarabacoa.com
SuperiorDom Jhonny Almonte Tineo, Prior 2024-2030
Other Information
Juridical statusSimple Priory
DioceseDioecesis Vegensis (La Véga)
OCSO regionREMILA
OriginsFounded by Viaceli in 1989. Raised to simple priory 21 January 2006, feast of Our Lady of Altagracia, Protectress of the Dominican Republic.
History
- The foundation was started by Abbot José María de Prada (Abbot from 1983-1989). The Bishop of La Vega, Msgr. Juan Antonio Flores Santana, spent several years in contact with the community of Viaceli requesting a foundation for his diocese. The founders, who arrived in July 1987, spent two years in a house – prepared by the bishop – in Guaigüí, near the city of La Vega. They had to relocate due to insufficient water and because the solitude was not safeguarded. In 1989, they moved to Jarabacoa and lived in a house inside the farm, owned by the community, while they built the monastery. In 1996 the community finally settled in their monastery.
Father immediateViaceli
Lay associatesMovimiento de Laicos Cistercienses Dominicanos
Past superiors
- José Luis DE ABAITUA — Superior — 06/17/1992 – 03/04/1999
- Mariano BALLANO — Superior — 06/24/1991 – 02/17/1992 (v.46)
- José Ramón SÁNCHEZ — Superior — 04/07/1989 – 05/26/1991 (v.25)
- Juan Antonio SÁNCHEZ BUENO — Superior 1999, Prior titular 2006 – 21/01/2024
Work/incomeDevelopment of a food made from soft wheat semolina, sugar and powdered milk. Monastic gift shop. Artisan Bakery.
Guest facilitiesA small guesthouse with capacity for six persons.
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