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"Abbey," "monastery" and "priory" are roughly synonymous terms. A monastery generally refers to the building where the monks live. An abbey is a monastery governed by an abbot, while a priory is a monastery ruled by a prior under the auspices of the abbot of the mother abbey.

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• Abbey of Gethsemani - Trappist, Kentucky

  http://www.monks.org/
  An abbey of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance founded in 1848 and known for the fruitcakes and cheese the monks produce. Abbey news and history; information about monastic life, retreats, vocations, and Thomas Merton; Fr. Matthew Kelty's homilies; bookstore and food gifts.

• Abbey of Notre-Dame d'Orval - Orval, Belgium

  http://www.orval.be/
  A Trappist monastery situated near Florenville, in the province of Luxembourg (south-east Belgium). Site of an ancient foundation, it was re-established in 1926. Includes information about monastic life, the abbey's history, the guesthouse, the cheese factory, and the brewery.

• Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity - Huntsville, Utah

  http://www.holytrinityabbey.org/
  A Trappist monastery founded in 1947. Includes a brief history of the Order and the foundation and information about retreats, vocations, the monks' daily life and prayer, and the honey, peanut butter and wooden bowls produced at the monastery.

• Abdij Maria-Toevlucht - Zundert, Netherlands

  http://www.abdijmariatoevlucht.nl/
  A Trappist monestery founded in 1900. "Maria-Toevlucht" means Maria Refuge because it was originally meant as a refuge for French monks. Includes a history, photos, progress reports on reconstruction, and information about vocations, the farm, the guest house, monastic life, and Zen.

• Assumption Abbey - Ava, Missouri

  http://www.assumptionabbey.org/
  A Trappist monastery established in the beautiful Ozarks in southern Missouri in 1950. News, photos, and information about retreats, vocations, and the fruitcakes the monks produce.

• Bolton Abbey - Moone, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland

  http://www.boltonabbey.ie/
  A Trappist monastery founded in 1965. Information about vocations, their community life, daily prayer, book shop, and manual work; contains a weekly reflection, a newsletter, and photos.

• Caldey Abbey - Caldey Island, Wales

  http://www.caldey-island.co.uk/webleaflet1.html
  The present monks of Caldey Abbey are Cistercians of the Strict Observance. They came from Scourmont Abbey in Belgium in 1929, re-establishing the strong Cistercian tradition in Wales. Includes history, overview of monastic life, photos, and vocation information.

• Holy Cross Abbey - Berryville, Virginia

  http://www.hcava.org/
  A monastery of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance sheltered by the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Information about their guest house, gift shop, and fruitcakes.

• Monastery of Our Lady of Calvary - Rogersville, New Brunswick, Canada

  http://www.calvaryabbey.com/
  A monastery of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, founded in 1902. Weekly chronicle with photos, history, daily timetable, and information about their farm, retreat house, Lourdes Grotto, and monastery shop.

• Monastery of Our Lady of the Angels - Nsugbe, Nigeria

  http://www.nunraw.com/Nsugbe/nsugbe/Priory/
  A Trappist monastery in southeastern Nigeria, founded in 2000. Pictures of their building site and news of the progress.

• Monastery of Our-Lady of Nový Dvùr

  http://www.novydvur.cz/en/day.html
  A new Trappist monastery in rural Nový Dvùr, the Czech Republic. Information about Cistercian life, the schedule of a monastic day, liturgical prayer, Lectio Divina, and work, the dedication of the church, and the reception of guests.

• Mount Saint Bernard Abbey - Coalville, Leicester, England

  http://www.mountsaintbernard.org/
  A Trappist monastery situated in Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire, founded in 1835. Includes a brief history and information about vocations, the monks' prayer and work, and their guest house and gift shop.

• Mount St. Joseph Abbey - Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

  http://www.msjroscrea.ie/
  A Trappist monastery just outside the town of Roscrea at the heart of Ireland’s Midlands, founded in 1878. Includes news, and history, and information about daily life, vocations, the guesthouse, and the college.

• New Clairvaux Abbey - Vina, California

  http://www.newclairvaux.org/
  The Abbey of New Clairvaux is a community of monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance living in the fertile Sacramento Valley of Northern California. Information about the monastic charism, vocations, retreats, and Fr. Anthony's pottery.

• New Melleray Abbey - Peosta, Iowa

  http://www.newmelleray.org/
  A Trappist monastery founded in 1849. Includes news, announcements, history, photo archives, and information about the community, the guesthouse, vocations and the Trappist spirituality of death.

• Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey - Lafayette, Oregon

  http://www.trappistabbey.org/
  An abbey of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance in the beautiful Willamette valley. Information about the abbey's history and monastic schedule, Monastic Life Retreats, the monks' bindery, their fruitcake and honey, Guadalupe translations, and Guadalupe pictures

• Our Lady of Koningshoeven Abbey - The Netherlands

  http://www.koningshoeven.nl/
  A Trappist abbey founded 1880. Includes a history and daily schedule, and vocation, brewery, and guest house information.

• Our Lady of the Annunciation Monastery - Oita, Japan

  http://www.coara.or.jp/~trappist/general.html
  A Trappist monastery located on a hill in the Yufu mountains, founded in 1980. Includes a daily schedule, vocation information, and a map and directions.

• Our Lady of the Genesee Monastery - Piffard, New York

  http://www.geneseeabbey.org/
  A monastery of The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, founded from the Abbey of Gethsemani in the spring of 1951. Includes abbey news, who we are, vocations, bread store, books, schedules, visitor information.

• Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery - Conyers, Georgia

  http://www.trappist.net/
  A monastery of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance located east of Atlanta. Monastery news and information about retreats, centering prayer, vocations, Lay-Cistercians, the Abbey Store, and Bonsai supplies.

• Our Lady of the Philippines

  http://www.ourladyofnewhelfta.com/OLP/
  A monastery of the Cistercian Order that is located on the island of Guimaras, separated from the large city of Iloilo on Panay island, by a strait of the Sulu Sea. News, history, photos, the abbot's talks and homilies, vocation and retreat information.

• St. Benedictus Abbey - Achel, Belgium

  http://www.achelsekluis.org/english/frame_en.htm
  The community of the St. Benedictus-Abbey or the "Achelse Kluis" (which means hermitage of Achel) is located in an out-of-the-way part of the Flemish Country, on the boundary with the Netherlands. This English version of their site contains a brief history and information about the guesthouse.

• St. Joseph's Abbey - Spencer, Massachusetts

  http://www.spencerabbey.org/
  A monastery of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, which was founded in Nova Scotia in the 19th century, transferred to Rhode Island in 1900, and moved to Spencer, MA, in 1950. Includes origins, writings, horarium, and information about vocations, retreats, and Trappist preserves.

 

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