Tenshien
Location
Official Name Trappistines Shudoin (Tenshien)
N° 15
Country Japan
City Hakodate
Address 346, Kamiyunokawa
Postcode 042-0914
Contact Information
Telephone [81] (138) 57-2839
Website www.ocso-tenshien.jp
Superior Mother Johanna Abe Makiko, Abbess 2023-2029
Other Information
Juridical Status Abbey
Diocese Dioecesis Sapporensis (Sapporo)
OCSO Region ORIENS
Founded/Restored 1898
Origins
Founded 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.
Foundations
Lourdes (Nishinomiya, 1935), Holy Family (Imari, 1953), Sujong (1987)
Father Immediate
Bricquebec, 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 and Sources of Income
Candy, madeleines, and chocolates. Agricultural work is equally a resource.
Guest Facilities
10 persons
Transportation
Airport : Hakodate
