. The Catholic encyclopedia; an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic Church . , Lacey, the State ofWashington, founded 1895. (IS) The Swiss American Congregation.—In 1854two monks from Einsiedeln in Switzerland came to.\merica and founded the monastery of St. Meinrad,in Indiana, serving the mission and conducting asmall school for boys. It became a priory in 1865,. Maryhelp ., Belmont, N. C. -some land belonging to the small mission of St. Vin-cent, Beatty. Pennsylvania, which had been foundedsome time pre\iously by a Fran
. The Catholic encyclopedia; an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic Church . , Lacey, the State ofWashington, founded 1895. (IS) The Swiss American Congregation.—In 1854two monks from Einsiedeln in Switzerland came to.\merica and founded the monastery of St. Meinrad,in Indiana, serving the mission and conducting asmall school for boys. It became a priory in 1865,. Maryhelp ., Belmont, N. C. -some land belonging to the small mission of St. Vin-cent, Beatty. Pennsylvania, which had been foundedsome time pre\iously by a Franciscan they set to work, establishing conventual life,as far as was possible vmder the circumstances, andappl}-ing themselves assiduously to the work of themission. Reinforced by more monks from Bavariaand their poverty relieved by some munificent dona-tions, they accepted additional outhnng missionsand established a large college. In 1855 St. Vincents,which had already founded two dependent priories,was made an abbey and the mother-house of a newcongregation, Dom Wimmer being appointed firstabbot and president. Besides St. Vincents Arch-Abbey, the following foimdations have been made:St. Jolins Abbey, CoUegeville, Minnesota, founded 1856, mainly through the generosity of King Lud-Tsng I of Bavaria; connected with the abbey is a large■college for boys, with an attendance of over 300;St. Benedicts Abbey,
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