Berryville
Adresse
Nom Officiel Holy Cross Abbey
N° 63
Pays USA
Ville Berryville
Adresse 901 Cool Spring Lane
Code Postal VA 22611-2700
Contact
Téléphone [1] 540-955-4536
Fax [1] 540-955-1356
Email Communauté [email protected]
Site www.virginiatrappists.org
Supérieur(e) Dom Joseph Wittstock, Abbot 2016-2029
Autres Informations
Statut Juridique Abbey
Diocèse Dioecesis Arlingtonensis (Arlington)
Région OCSO USA
Fondée/Restaurée 1950
Origine
Founded by Spencer in 1950; raised to the status of abbey in 1958.
Histoire
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.
Père Immédiat
Spencer
Maisons filles
Crozet
Laïcs associés
Lay Cistercians of Holy Cross Abbey
Ancien(ne)s Supérieur(e)s
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
Travail et Sources de Revenus
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
Capacité d'Accueil
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.
Moyens de transport
Airport : Dulles, Washington D.C. Station : Washington.
