Abbey Of Gethsemani
The
Abbey of Gethsemani
was founded in
1848
by
monks
from the
Abbey of Melleray
in Western
France
. Fourty-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
. The
abbey
's most famous resident was the monk and author
Thomas Merton
.
External links
http://www.monks.org/aloneingod.html
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