Location
Official nameHoly Cross Abbey
Number63
Address901 Cool Spring Lane, Berryville, United States
Contact Information
Telephone[1] 540-955-4383
Fax[1] 540-955-1356
Community emailinformation@hcava.org
Websitewww.virginiatrappists.org
SuperiorDom Joseph Wittstock, Abbot 2016-2028
Other Information
Juridical statusAbbey
DioceseDioecesis Arlingtonensis (Arlington)
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/incomeNatural Cemetery, Bakery (fruitcakes and creamed honey). Gift shop (books, religious articles, and food products from several of our 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 or Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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