Tenshien

Hakodate, Japan / Female

Location

Official nameTrappistines Shudoin (Tenshien)
Number15
Address346, Kamiyunokawa, Hakodate, Japan
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Contact Information

Telephone[81] (138) 57-2839
Websitewww.ocso-tenshien.jp
SuperiorMother Johanna Abe Makiko, Abbess 2023-2029

Other Information

Juridical statusAbbey
DioceseDioecesis Sapporensis (Sapporo)
OCSO regionORIENS
OriginsFounded by Ubexy on 21 November 1898. Erected as an abbey in September 1928. The foundation was made at the request of Mgr Berlioz, bishop of Hakodate and its missionaries.
History
  • 1910 foundation of the first wing of the monastery and of the chaplaincy.
  • 1913 construction of the church.
  • 1914, 2 October, blessing of the church by Mgr Berlioz.
  • 1924 construction of the third wing.
  • 1925, 16 October, fire in the church and first wing of the building.
  • 1926 reconstruction of the first wing.
  • 1927 reconstruction of the church. On 7 July it is blessed by Mgr Berlioz.
  • 1945 June – December, refuge of Our Lady of Lourdes (foundation of Phare) at O.L Angels (Tenshien).
  • 1952 November, visit of the Abbot General.
  • 1953 Visit of the crown prince, the brother of the emperor and other members of the imperial family.
  • 1956 second visit of the Abbot General.
Father immediateBricquebec, then Phare
Past superiors
  • Gertrude DEQUIDT — Prioress — 30/04/1898 – 24/11/1900
  • Scholastique JEANVOINE — Prioress — 24/11/1900 – 30/11/1928
  • Scholastique JEANVOINE — Abbess — 30/11/1928 – 24/12/1929
  • Gertrude ABT — Abbess — 26/04/1930 – 20/05/1930 (+)
  • Madeleine BONHOMME — Abbess — 03/06/1930 – 03/06/1942
  • Caecilia HIRATA — Abbess — 03/06/1942 – 03/06/1951
  • Michael LOZACH’ — Abbess — 06/07/1951 – 01/10/1972
  • Agatha TSUNEMATSU — Abbess — 01/10/1972 – 11/07/1975
  • Spes ANO — Sup. ad nutum — 11/07/1975 – 05/11/1976
  • Spes ANO — Abbess — 05/11/1976 – 05/11/2000
  • Cecilia AOKI — Abbess — 05/11/2000 – 31/12/2022
Work/incomeCandy, madeleines, and chocolates. Agricultural work is equally a resource.
Guest facilities10 persons
TransportationAirport : Hakodate
FoundationsLourdes (Nishinomiya, 1935), Holy Family (Imari, 1953), Sujong (1987)
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