Abbey of Regina Laudis

This monastic foundation was one of the first houses of contemplative Benedictine nuns in the United States.
Regina Laudis is a monastery of contemplative Benedictine women living in union with the Roman Catholic Church and following the Rule of St. Benedict according to the Primitive Observance.
Founded in 1947 in Bethlehem, Connecticut.
Regina Laudis was elevated to the status of an abbey in 1976. The community of Regina Laudis is presently made up of 40 Nuns, representing a wide diversity of personal and professional backgrounds. Regina Laudis means Queen of Praise. Their prime mission as contemplative Benedictines is to pray the Divine Office or Liturgy of the Hours, keeping the prayer of the psalms resonating through the day and night, every day of the year.
In order to give themselves as fully as possible to the mission to pray without ceasing, we live and work within the enclosure of the monastery.

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The community is known for its commitment to the arts, most notably in the performance of Gregorian Chant. Because of the acting background of Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B., the Abbey now sponsors annual summer theatre productions.

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