From Melleray to Gethsemani: Spreading Cistercian Spirituality in the Early Nineteenth Century
The article presents information on establishment of the Gethsemani monastery in the U.S. by Cistercian monks of Melleray Abbey. Most of the monks selected to travel to the New World belonged to the rural working class. Dom Maxime sent them for establishment of a new monastery as Melleray had reache...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cistercian Studies Quarterly
[2018]
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Cistercian studies quarterly
Year: 2018, Volume: 53, Issue: 1, Pages: 73-95 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBG France KBQ North America KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Abbeys
B Monks B Buildings B Monasteries B Cistercians |
| Summary: | The article presents information on establishment of the Gethsemani monastery in the U.S. by Cistercian monks of Melleray Abbey. Most of the monks selected to travel to the New World belonged to the rural working class. Dom Maxime sent them for establishment of a new monastery as Melleray had reached its capacity. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-6549 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cistercian studies quarterly
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