Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey

Trappist monastery near Lafayette, Oregon

Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey is a Trappist monastery located in Yamhill County, Oregon in the United States, north of Lafayette and about 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Portland.

The abbey began in April 1948 in Pecos, New Mexico as a foundation established by the Trappist community at Valley Falls, Rhode Island which later became St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts. The foundation in Pecos was dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe, owing to the Mexican influence in the southwestern U.S. In March 1955, the monks, not finding farming sufficiently productive in northern New Mexico, sold the property to Benedictine monks and moved the abbey to its present site in Oregon.

The abbey is located on 1,300 acres (530 ha) of forestland in low hills of the western Willamette Valley. The forest adds to the spiritual setting for the community, acts as a buffer to neighbors, and allows for cloistered retreat. It is also the basis for a sustainable forestry enterprise that provides income to the monks. Other income-generating enterprises include a book bindery, a wine warehouse for local wineries, and a fruitcake bakery. The abbey serves as a spiritual sanctuary for guests. The monks operate a non-denominational retreat facility for both men and women who stay in small cottages and make use of a library and a meditation hall.

A new 10,000-square-foot (930 m²) church was built in 2007, combining traditional Cistercian architecture with Pacific Northwest design elements.

Currently^[when?] the Abbey is home to about 28 monks. The monks live communally in the abbey. Their day is balanced by prayer, work, reading, and contemplation.

References

External links

Official website

45°17′02″N 123°05′28″W / 45.284°N 123.091°W / 45.284; -123.091

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

Ordinaries

Archbishops of Oregon City: François Norbert Blanchet; Charles John Seghers; William Hickley Gross; Alexander Christie

Archbishops of Portland: Edward Howard; Robert Joseph Dwyer; Cornelius Michael Power; William Levada; Francis George; John George Vlazny; Alexander King Sample

Auxiliary bishops

Paul E. Waldschmidt

Kenneth Steiner

Peter Leslie Smith

Churches

List: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

Cathedral: St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Abbeys: Mount Angel Abbey; Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey

Parishes: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Cottage Grove; St. Mary's Church, Mount Angel; St. Patrick's Church, Portland; St. Paul's Church, St. Paul; St. Joseph's Church, Salem; St. Boniface Church, Sublimity

Former churches: St. Patrick's Church, Independence; St. John the Evangelist Church, Zigzag

Education

Higher education: University of Portland; Marylhurst University

High schools: Blanchet Catholic School, Salem; Central Catholic High School, Portland; De La Salle North Catholic High School, Portland; Jesuit High School, Portland; La Salle High School, Milwaukie; Marist Catholic High School, Eugene; Regis High School, Stayton; St. Mary's Academy, Portland; St. Mary's High School, Medford; Valley Catholic School, Beaverton