Gethsemani
Adresse
Nom Officiel Abbey of Gethsemani
N° 18
Pays USA
Ville Trappist, KY
Adresse 3642 Monks Road
Code Postal 40051-6152
Contact
Téléphone [1] (502) 549-3117
Email Communauté [email protected]
Site www.monks.org
Supérieur(e) Dom Elias Dietz, Abbot 2008-2026
Autres Informations
Statut Juridique Abbey
Diocèse Archidioecesis Ludovicopolitana (Louisville)
Région OCSO USA
Fondée/Restaurée 1848
Origine
Founded by Melleray 21 December 1848; raised to the status of abbey 1851.
Histoire
1848: Founded on a former property of the Sisters of Loretto.
1851: Abbatial election and blessing of Dom Eutropius on 26 October. It was the first of its kind in the U.S.A.
1864: The new church is finished.
1886: Consecration of the church.
1949: Celebration of the monastery’s centenary. The church is raised to the status of basilica.
Fondations
Holy Spirit (Conyers) 1944; Holy Trinity (Huntsville) 1947-2017; Mepkin 1949; Genesee 1952, New Clairvaux (Vina) 1955
Père Immédiat
Melleray; New Melleray; Delegated Father Immediate: Mother Kathy Ullrich of Crozet (2024- )
Maisons filles
Conyers ; Mepkin ; Genesee ; Vina; Miraflores (since 1966).
Holy Trinity (Huntsville) ; Spencer (1912-1952).
Laïcs associés
Lay Cistercians of Gethsemani Abbey
Importantes figures
Thomas Merton; Raymond Flanagan
Ancien(ne)s Supérieur(e)s
Eutropius PROUST — Titular Prior — 1848-1851
Eutropius PROUST —Abbot — 26/10/1851 – ?/ ?/1859 (v.25)
Benedict BERGER — Abbot — 19/ 04/1861 – 02/09/1889
Edward CHAIX-BOURBAN — Abbot — 02/09/1889 – ?/ ?/1896
Edmund OBRECHT — Abbot — 24/01/1898 – 04/01/1935
Frederic DUNNE — Abbot — 06/02/1935 – 04/08/1948
James FOX — Abbot — 23/08/1948 – 30/12/1967
Flavian BURNS — Abbot — 13/01/1968 – 31/01/1973
Timothy KELLY — Abbot — 15/03/1973 – 24/03/2000
Damien THOMPSON — Abbot — 08/04/2000 -30/03/2008
Travail et Sources de Revenus
1) Production of cheese, fruitcake and Bourbon fudge, all sold by mail order;
2) Forestry (ecological);
3) arable land either rented or used for hay;
4) vegetable garden.
Capacité d'Accueil
29 individual rooms and 2 double;17 further rooms for men.
Moyens de transport
Airport and Bus Station : Louisville, Ky.
