Berryville
Dirección
Nombre Oficial Holy Cross Abbey
N° 63
País USA
Ciudad Berryville
Dirección 901 Cool Spring Lane
Código Postal VA 22611-2700
Contacto
Teléfono [1] (540) 955-1425
Sitio web www.virginiatrappists.org
Superiore/a Dom Joseph Wittstock, Abbot 2016-2022
Otras Informaciones
Estatuto Jurídico Abbey
Diócesis Dioecesis Arlingtonensis (Arlington)
Región OCSO USA
(Re)fundado 1950
Orígenes
Founded by Spencer in 1950; raised to the status of abbey in 1958.
Historia
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.
Padre Inmediato
Spencer
Casas hijas
Crozet
Laicos Asociados
Lay Cistercians of Holy Cross Abbey
Antiguos(as) Superiores(as)
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
Trabajo y Fuentes de Ingresos
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
Hospedaje
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.
Transporte
Airport : Dulles, Washington D.C. Station : Washington.
