Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery-Conyers, Georgia
N 33° 35.154 W 084° 04.043
16S E 772174 N 3720098
Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (O.C.S.O.) – more commonly known as Trappists.
Waymark Code: WMAR4
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2006
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Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery-Conyers, Georgia
I remember visiting this monastery on a 5th grade field trip. Return visit once as an adult.
The Monastery of the Holy Spirit is a Roman Catholic monastery belonging to the world-wide Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (O.C.S.O.) – more commonly known as Trappists.
As described in the Order’s constitution, this Order is a monastic institute wholly ordered to contemplation. The monks dedicate themselves to the worship of God in a hidden life within the monastery under the Rule of St Benedict. They follow in the spirit of the founders of Citeaux, as handed on in the tradition of the Order, within a community wholly orientated to a contemplative life of prayer. They lead a monastic way of life in solitude and silence, in assiduous prayer and joyful penitence.
There are currently a community of 45 monks spanning several generations, who live, work and pray at the Abbey. They were founded from the Abbey of Gethsemani, Trappist, KY in the spring of 1944. You can learn more about the early and building years of the community in A History of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, which tells the story of there monastic presence in Georgia.
The Abbey Store is a Catholic book and gift store owned and operated since 1946 by the monks of the Monastery. They are dedicated to providing excellent selection, value and service.
The Monastery of the Holy Spirit is located in Conyers, Georgia, 35 miles east of Atlanta, Georgia.
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