Jarabacoa
Location
Official Name Monasterio Santa Maria del Evangelio
N° 90
Country Dominican Republic
City Jarabacoa
Address Apartado 5
Contact Information
Telephone [1] (809) 223-0591
Community Email [email protected]
Website www.monasteriojarabacoa.com
Superior Dom Jhonny Almonte Tineo, Prior 2024-2030
Other Information
Juridical Status Simple Priory
Diocese Dioecesis Vegensis (La Véga)
OCSO Region REMILA
Founded/Restored 1989
Origins
Founded by Viaceli in 1989. Raised to simple priory 21 January 2006, feast of Our Lady of Altagracia, Protectress of the Dominican Republic.
History
The foundation was started by Abbot José María de Prada (Abbot from 1983-1989). The Bishop of La Vega, Msgr. Juan Antonio Flores Santana, spent several years in contact with the community of Viaceli requesting a foundation for his diocese. The founders, who arrived in July 1987, spent two years in a house – prepared by the bishop – in Guaigüí, near the city of La Vega. They had to relocate due to insufficient water and because the solitude was not safeguarded. In 1989, they moved to Jarabacoa and lived in a house inside the farm, owned by the community, while they built the monastery. In 1996 the community finally settled in their monastery.
Father Immediate
Viaceli
Lay Associates
Movimiento de Laicos Cistercienses Dominicanos
Past Superiors
José Luis DE ABAITUA — Superior — 06/17/1992 – 03/04/1999
Mariano BALLANO — Superior — 06/24/1991 – 02/17/1992 (v.46)
José Ramón SÁNCHEZ — Superior — 04/07/1989 – 05/26/1991 (v.25)
Juan Antonio SÁNCHEZ BUENO — Superior 1999, Prior titular 2006 – 21/01/2024
Work and Sources of Income
Development of a food made from soft wheat semolina, sugar and powdered milk. Monastic gift shop. Artisan Bakery.
Guest Facilities
A small guesthouse with capacity for six persons.
