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Abbey of Gethsemani


 

The Abbey of Gethsemani was founded in 1848 by monks from the Abbey of Melleray in Western France. Forty-four Trappist monks escaped overcrowding and political unrest in their home country to a farm that was purchased from the Sisters of Loretto in Nelson County, Kentucky, at the behest of Benedict Joseph Flaget, Bishop of Louisville.

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1848 - Monks - Abbey of Melleray - France - Trappist - Farm - Sisters of Loretto - Nelson County - Kentucky - Bishop - Louisville

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The abbey's most famous resident was the monk and author Thomas Merton.

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Abbey - Thomas Merton

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