Snowmass
Location
Official Name Saint Benedict's Monastery
N° 72
Country USA
City Snowmass
Address 1012 Monastery Road
Postcode CO 81654-9399
Contact Information
Telephone [1] (970) 279-4400 ext 12
Guesthouse Email [email protected]
Website www.snowmass.org
Superior Dom Damian Carr, Abbot of Spencer 1996-2020, Monastic Commissary 2022
Other Information
Juridical Status Abbey
Diocese Archidioecesis Denveriensis (Denver)
OCSO Region USA
Founded/Restored 1956
Origins
Founded by Spencer in 1956; raised to the rank of abbey 1969.
History
The property is located in the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of 2,400 metres. It consists of a broad plain surrounded by mountains.
1956: The first group of founders is sent and began construction of the monastery.
1960: The General Chapter authorizes its canonical erection, but this did not take place until 5 November 1969.
1995 – Construction of a new retreat center including a main building and eight hermitages.
2000 – Construction of a new wing on the main monastery for an infirmary, chapter room and library extension.
Father Immediate
Spencer
Daughter Houses
Santa Rita (since 2015) ; Tarrawarra (delegate of the Father Immediate since 2018).
Past Superiors
Leo SLATTERIE — Superior 06/03/1956 – 10/ 1958)
Thomas Aquinas KEATING — Superior 10/1958 – 29/08/1961 (v.26)
Joachim VIENS — Superior 1961 – 03/1968
Michael ABDO — Superior 03/1968 – 03/02/1970
Michael ABDO — Abbot 03/02/1970 – 05/06/1980
Michael ABDO — Sup. ad nutum 05/06/1980 – 28/04/1985
Joseph BOYLE — Abbot 1985-2018
Charles ALBANESE — Abbot 2019 – 2022
Work and Sources of Income
Cookies, farm, shop, guesthouse
Guest Facilities
Guesthouse with room for 24 persons (double rooms)
Transportation
Station : Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Airport : Aspen
