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'{{Infobox monastery | name = Saint Vincent Archabbey | image =File:Saint Vincent Archabbey Coat of Arms.svg | caption = | full = | other_names = | order = [[Benedictine]] | established = October 24, 1846 | disestablished = | mother = [[Metten Abbey]] (Founded 766) | dedication = | diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg]] | churches = | founder = [[Abbot|Archabbot]] [[Boniface Wimmer]], O.S.B. | abbot = [[Right Reverend|Rt. Rev.]] [[Douglas Robert Nowicki|Douglas R. Nowicki]], O.S.B., B.A. M.Div., Ph.D. | prior = [[Very Reverend|Very Rev.]] Earl J. Henry, O.S.B. | people = | location = [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania]], USA | map_type = | latitude = | coord = | oscoor = | remains = | public_access = Yes | other_info = [http://www.saintvincentarchabbey.org Website] }} '''Saint Vincent Archabbey''', is a Roman Catholic Benedictine Monastery in [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania]] in the city of [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania|Latrobe]]. It is the oldest Benedictine monastery in the United States and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The Benedictine monks of St. Vincent operate and teach Saint Vincent Basilica Parish, [[Saint Vincent College]], and [[Saint Vincent Seminary]]. The monks also provide pastoral care for Catholics in the Dioceses of [[Diocese of Baltimore|Baltimore]], [[Diocese of Greensburg|Greensburg]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg|Harrisburg]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown|Altoona-Johnstown]], and [[Diocese of Richmond|Richmond]]. The monks also run a military school in [[Savannah, Georgia]] ([[Benedictine Military School]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Moody|first=Chuck|title=Benedictine Fathers continue rich, historic tradition|url=http://www.pittsburghcatholic.org/newsarticles_more.php?id=595|publisher=Pittsburgh Catholic}}</ref> The Archabbey also oversees Wimmer Priory in Taiwan, and Saint Benedict Priory in Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|title=Directory of Independent Monasteries and their Dependent Houses|url=http://www.osb.org/amcass/directory.html|publisher=The American-Cassinese Congregation}}</ref> The current archabbot of St. Vincent's is Rt. Reverend [[Douglas Robert Nowicki]], O.S.B. who was elected by the monastic community in 1991 and reelected in 2010. Prior to Rev. Nowicki, the Archabbey had had ten archabbots: * [[Boniface Wimmer]] (1855 to 1887) * Andrew Hintenach (1888 to 1892) * Leander Schnerr (1892 to 1918) * Aurelius Stehle (1918 to 1930) * Alfred Koch (1930 to 1949) * Denis Strittmatter (1949 to 1963) * [[Rembert Weakland]] (1963 to 1967) * Egbert Donovan (1967 to 1979) * Leopold Krul (1979 to 1983) * Paul Maher (1983 to 1991) The monks operate [[St. Vincent Archabbey Gristmill]], listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> Monks from this abbey founded Newark Abbey (Newark, NJ) (founded as St Mary's), [[Saint John's Abbey]] (Collegeville, Minnesota), [[Saint Bernard Abbey]] (Cullman, Alabama), Saint Benedict Abbey (Atchison, Kansas), Saint Mary's Abbey (Morristown, New Jersey), [[Saint Bede Abbey]] (Peru, Illinois), [[Saint Procopius Abbey]] (Lisle, Illinois), and [[Mary Help of Christians Abbey]] (Belmont, North Carolina). [[Image:HPIM1337.jpg|thumb|550px|left|Saint Vincent's Basilica Panorama]] ==References== {{reflist}} *{{Cite book| author=Oetgen, Jerome | title=Mission to America: A History of Saint Vincent Archabbey, the First Benedictine Monastery in the United States | location=Washington | publisher=Catholic University of America Press | year=2000 | isbn=0-8132-0957-9}} ==External links== * [http://www.saintvincentarchabbey.org/ Saint Vincent Archabbey website] * [http://www.pa-roots.com/westmoreland/townships/unity/stvincent.html Saint Vincent Archabbey cemetery record] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Benedictine monasteries in the United States]] [[Category:Religious organizations established in 1846]] [[Category:Saint Vincent College]] [[Category:Visitor attractions in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:1846 establishments in Pennsylvania]] {{US-RC-church-stub}}'