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The [[abbey]]'s most famous resident was the monk and author [[Thomas Merton]]. Since [[May 3]], [[1949]], the abbey church is a minor basilica. Today, the term basilica is a special designation given by the Holy Father to certain churches because of their antiquity, dignity, historical importance, or significance as a places of worship. |
The [[abbey]]'s most famous resident was the monk and author [[Thomas Merton]]. Since [[May 3]], [[1949]], the abbey church is a minor basilica. Today, the term basilica is a special designation given by the Holy Father to certain churches because of their antiquity, dignity, historical importance, or significance as a places of worship. |
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The abbey, with its large guesthouse and reputation for virtually limitless hospitality, has become a popular site for retreats. |
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Due to its spike in novices during the middle of the twentieth century, the monastery chartered many daughterhouses, including the [[Monastery of the Holy Spirit]], in Conyers, Georgia, and [[Mepkin Abbey]] in Berkeley County, South Carolina. |
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Revision as of 17:51, 25 July 2006
The Abbey of Gethsemani is located at 3642 Monks Road in Trappist, Kentucky. It was founded in 1848 by monks from the Abbey of Melleray in Western France. Forty-four Trappist monks escaped overcrowding and political unrest in their home country to a farm that was purchased from the Sisters of Loretto in Nelson County, Kentucky, at the behest of Benedict Joseph Flaget, Bishop of Louisville. French continued to be its primary language until the beginning of the twentieth century.
The abbey's most famous resident was the monk and author Thomas Merton. Since May 3, 1949, the abbey church is a minor basilica. Today, the term basilica is a special designation given by the Holy Father to certain churches because of their antiquity, dignity, historical importance, or significance as a places of worship.
The abbey, with its large guesthouse and reputation for virtually limitless hospitality, has become a popular site for retreats.
Due to its spike in novices during the middle of the twentieth century, the monastery chartered many daughterhouses, including the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, in Conyers, Georgia, and Mepkin Abbey in Berkeley County, South Carolina.