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Monasterio Benedictino Santa María
Monasterio Benedictino Santa María, Los Toldos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, is a Benedictine monastery of the Cono-Sur Congregation. Founded by the monks of the Abbey of Einsiedeln in 1948, the monastery was raised to the rank of an abbey in 1980. As of 2000, the monastery was home to 28 monks, under the leadership of Abbot Fr Enrique Contreras. History On May 3, 1948, a group of monks from the Abbey of Einsiedeln, Switzerland, traveled to Argentina to establish a foundation for the Swiss Congregation. The monastery, located in Argentina's Buenos Aires Province, became a conventual (independent) priory on July 31, 1968. The monastery was raised to the status of an abbey on August 6, 1980. On July 22, 1984, the Abbey of Los Toldos established the monastery of Tupäsy María in Santiago, Misiones, Paraguay. Four of the monks of Los Toldos reside at this foundation. Apostolic work At Monasterio Benedictino Santa María, the products of agriculture and animal husbandry sus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cono-Sur Congregation
The Cono-Sur Congregation (''Congregatio Cono-Sur'') is a congregation of monastery, monasteries within the Benedictine Confederation. Founded in 1976, the Congregation now includes ten male monasteries spread throughout four of the countries of South America's Southern Cone, Southern Cone region. Additionally, eight female monasteries are members of the Congregation. The current Abbot President of the Congregation resides at Monasterio Benedictino Santa María in Los Toldos, Argentina. List of member houses and ''dependencies'' Male *Argentina **Abadía del Niño Dios (1899), Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos ***''Monasterio de la Pascua'', Canelones, Uruguay, Canelones, Uruguay ***''Monasterio San Benito de Llíu Llíu'', Limache, Chile **Abadía de Cristo Rey, El Siambón, Tucumán **Monasterio Benedictino Santa María, Abadía Santa María de Los Toldos, Los Toldos ***''Monasterio Benedictino'', Tupäsy María, Santiago, Paraguay, Santiago, Paraguay **Abadía de San Benito, Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
