St. Joseph's Abbey

USA / Massachusetts / Spencer / N. Spencer Road, 167
 monastery, Order of Cistercians, Roman Catholic church
a monastery of the Catholic Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (O.C.S.O.), popularly known as the "Trappists", located in Spencer, Massachusetts.On December 23, 1950, eighty monks took possession of Saint Joseph's Abbey, Spencer.

During the Abbey's early years, the growth of the community continued to be phenomenal. Ground for Spencer's abbey church and quadrangle was broken on March 19, 1952 and hardly a year later, on August 15, 1953, the first Mass was solemnly celebrated in the new church. There were one hundred fifty-six monks in the community; the number grew to one hundred eighty-six by 1957.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joseph's_Abbey
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Coordinates:   42°17'28"N   72°0'33"W
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