Location
Official nameMepkin Abbey
Number62
Address1098 Mepkin Abbey Rd, Moncks Corner, United States
Contact Information
Telephone[1] (843) 761-8509
Community emailmepkincommunity@gmail.com
Websitewww.mepkinabbey.org
SuperiorDom Joseph Tedesco, Sup ad nutum 2018
Other Information
Juridical statusAbbey
DioceseDioecesis Carolopolitana (Charleston)
OCSO regionUSA
OriginsFounded by Gethsemani 1949; raised to the rank of abbey 1955.
History
- Founded on a property donated by Clare Boothe Luce, American Ambassador to Rome. The property is located about 40 km from Charleston, in the Cooper river valley. The soil is fertile and suitable for many crops. Much of the land is forested. The climate is ideal for 10 months of the year, the other two months being humid.
- 1948: 29 pioneers arrive from Gethsemani to take possession of the property on 22 November.Gethsemani
Father immediateGethsemani
Daughter housesEsmeraldas
Past superiors
- Anthony CHASSAGNE — Superior — 21/11/1949 – 21/10/1955
- Anthony CHASSAGNE — Abbot — 31/10/1955 – 14/06/1974
- Aidan CARR — Sup. ad nutum— 14/06/1974 – 24/03/1977
- Aidan CARR — Abbot — 24/03/1977 – 06/01/1990
- Francis KLINE — Abbot — 21/01/1990 – 27/08/2006
- Stanislaus GUMULA — Abbot — 03/11/ 2006 – 03/11/2018
Guest facilitiesFor retreatants (1 week) and special guests (several weeks): 8 rooms. Guests (male and female) pray and take their meals with the community. Monastic guests (men only) spend one month in community, and follow the entire monastic horarium.
TransportationTrain Station: North Charleston, Greyhound Bus: Summerville, SC
Airport: Charleston
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