Berryville
Location
Official Name Holy Cross Abbey
N° 63
Country USA
City Berryville
Address 901 Cool Spring Lane
Postcode VA 22611-2700
Contact Information
Telephone [1] 540-955-4536
Fax [1] 540-955-1356
Community Email [email protected]
Website www.virginiatrappists.org
Superior Dom Joseph Wittstock, Abbot 2016-2029
Other Information
Juridical Status Abbey
Diocese Dioecesis Arlingtonensis (Arlington)
OCSO Region USA
Founded/Restored 1950
Origins
Founded 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 Immediate
Spencer
Daughter Houses
Crozet
Lay Associates
Lay 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 and Sources of Income
Our main source of income is the bakery where we produce fruitcakes and creamed honey. Our second source of income is the gift shop, which sells books, religious articles, and food products from monasteries
Guest Facilities
16 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.
Transportation
Airport : Dulles, Washington D.C. Station : Washington.
