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 Our Lady of Dallas Monastery - Irving, Texas Posted by:  txoilgas
N 32° 51.223 W 096° 55.334
14S E 694433 N 3636983
Quick Description: Cistercian monks and nuns derive their name and origins from an place in France called Cîteaux (in Latin, “Cistercium”), where St. Robert of Molesme founded a seminal monastery in 1098. Cistercians first came to Hungary during the lifetime of St. Bernard. The first Hungarian Abbey, Cikádor, was founded in 1142.
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2009 5:03:08 AM
Waymark Code: WM7GCC
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Long Description:From their website
The founders of Our Lady of Dallas were refugees from Hungary .
The exodus began immediately after World War II and the Soviet
takeover of Hungary , when several monks were sent abroad,
searching for a suitable place to found a new Abbey. Soon, the
Communist authorities disbanded the then-flourishing Cistercian
mother-Abbey of Zirc (pronounced “ZEER-ts”), seizing control of its
land, schools, and parishes. Of the 215 displaced monks, more than
thirty fled the country, seeking refuge in other European abbeys.
Some escaped alone, others in small groups. One large group left
immediately after the suppression of the monastery in 1950, another
upon the failure of the anti-Communist revolution of 1956. The
community of Zirc also continued a clandestine existence in Hungary
during the suppression, and many of the remaining Cistercians lived
lives of heroic fidelity, routinely enduring harassment and
intimidation. More than a few received imprisonment and torture for
their efforts.
Full name of the abbey/monastery/convent: Our Lady of Dallas Monastery
Address:
3550 Cistercian Road
Irving, Texas USA
75039
Religious affiliation: Cistercian Order
Date founded/constructed: 1961
Web Site: [Web Link]
Status of Use: Acitvely Used
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