Wrentham
Adresse
Nom Officiel Mount St. Mary's Abbey
N° 27
Pays USA
Ville Wrentham
Adresse 300 Arnold Street
Code Postal MA 02093-1799
Contact
Téléphone [1] (508) 528-1282
Email Communauté [email protected]
Site www.msmabbey.org
Site de Travaux www.trappistinecandy.com
Supérieur(e) Mother Sofia Millican, Abbess 2019-2025
Autres Informations
Statut Juridique Abbey
Diocèse Archidioecesis Bostoniensis (Boston)
Région OCSO USA
Fondée/Restaurée 1949
Origine
Founded by Glencairn in 1949; erected an abbey in 1950.
Histoire
1949: On 1 October 14 nuns from Ireland arrive, to make the first foundation of Cistercian nuns in the United States. 21 November, ceremony to establish monastic enclosure, by the archbishop of Boston, Richard J. Cushing. 8 December: first perpetual profession: M. M. Michael Howe.
1950, 15 May: death of the mistress of novices, M. M. St. John. 10 November: change of stability from Glencairn to Mt. St. Mary’s, Wrentham. 13 November: election of R.M. Mary Bernard O’Donnell as the first abbess of Mount Saint Mary’s.
1955 the founders return to Glencairn.
1960 general chapter: a foundation is authorized for Argentina; it was never realized.
Fondations
Mississippi (1964), Santa Rita (1972), Crozet (1987)
Père Immédiat
Spencer
Laïcs associés
Cistercian Friends of Mt. St. Mary’s Abbey
Ancien(ne)s Supérieur(e)s
Bernard O’DONNELL — Superior — 01/10/1949 – 13/11/1950
Bernard O’DONNELL — Abbess — 13/11/1950 – 06/05/1952
Angela NORTON — Abbess — 03/09/1952 – 14/01/1986
Agnes DAY — Abbess — 21/03/1986 – 05/05/2008
Maureen McCABE— Abbess — 2008 – 2019
Travail et Sources de Revenus
Trappistine Quality Candy; small farm (raising of heifers)
Capacité d'Accueil
Abbey Retreat house : 3 rooms (4 persons) ; small apartment; McMahon Retreat House: 9 rooms (12 persons), dining room, meeting room
Moyens de transport
Station : Providence, Rhode Island. Airport : Providence or Boston.
