Berryville

Dirección

Nombre Oficial Holy Cross Abbey

63

País USA

Ciudad Berryville

Dirección 901 Cool Spring Lane

Código Postal VA 22611-2700

Contacto

Teléfono [1] (540) 955-1425

Sitio web www.virginiatrappists.org

Superiore/a Dom Joseph Wittstock, Abbot 2016-2022

Otras Informaciones

Estatuto Jurídico Abbey

Diócesis Dioecesis Arlingtonensis (Arlington)

Región OCSO USA

(Re)fundado 1950

Orígenes

Founded by Spencer in 1950; raised to the status of abbey in 1958.

Historia

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.

Padre Inmediato

Spencer

Casas hijas

Crozet

Laicos Asociados

Lay Cistercians of Holy Cross Abbey

Antiguos(as) Superiores(as)

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

Trabajo y Fuentes de Ingresos

Our 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

Hospedaje

16 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.

Transporte

Airport : Dulles, Washington D.C. Station : Washington.

Monasterios

  • L'Étoile Notre-Dame

    Benin

  • Mvanda

    Dem. Rep. Congo

  • Guadalupe

    USA