The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 2); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . al inAmerica they acquired the church, a house, and Newark, New Jersey, founded 1857, with a schoolof 100 boys; Mary help Abbey, Belmont, North Caro-lina, founded 1885, the abbot of which is also vicar-Apostolic of North Carolina; attached to the abbeyare two colleges and a school, with over 200 students;St. Procopiuss Abbey, Chicago, founded 1887, witha school of 50 boys and an orphanage attached,St. Leos Abbey, Pasco County, Florida, founded1
The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 2); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . al inAmerica they acquired the church, a house, and Newark, New Jersey, founded 1857, with a schoolof 100 boys; Mary help Abbey, Belmont, North Caro-lina, founded 1885, the abbot of which is also vicar-Apostolic of North Carolina; attached to the abbeyare two colleges and a school, with over 200 students;St. Procopiuss Abbey, Chicago, founded 1887, witha school of 50 boys and an orphanage attached,St. Leos Abbey, Pasco County, Florida, founded1889; this abbey has a dependent priory in CubaSt. iSemards Abbey, Cullman County, Alabamafounded 1891, with a school of over 100 boys; StPeters Priory, established in Illinois in 1892 andtransferred to Muenster, Saskatchewan, N. W. T.,in 1903; St. Martins Priory, Lacey, the State ofWashington, founded 1895. (18) The Swiss American Congregation.—In 1854two monks from Einsiedeln in Switzerland came toAmerica 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 Abbey, , N. C, some land belonging to the small mission of St. Vin-cent, Beatty. Pennsylvania, which had been foundedsome time prcN-iously by a Franciscan they set to work, establishing conventual Hfe,as far as was possible under the circumstances, andapplying themselves assiduously to the work of themission. Reinforced by more monks from Bavariaand their poverty relieved by some munificent dona-tions, they accepted additional outhang missionsand established a large college. In IS.).) St. Vincents,which had already founded two dependent priories,was made an abbey and the mother-house of a newcongregation, Dom A\immer being appointed firstabbot and president. Besides St. Vincents Arch-Abliey. the following foundations have been made:Si. .Johns Abbey, CoUegeville, Minnesota, ;(j, mainly thro
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