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Holy Name Monastery
Founded 1889
Our Mission is to seek God in a monastic community, prayer and active ministry. We freely and generously open our lives and monastery to others in hospitality as we place ourselves in service to God and the larger community.
We are happy to begin a gradual re-opening of Holy Name Monastery to our friends for Mass and retreats.
For the safety of the Sisters and all guests, please only visit if you are vaccinated!
God’s blessings be yours.The Benedictine calling is to listen prayerfully and respond with the compassion of Christ to the physical, spiritual, intellectual, social and emotional hungers of the people of God.
"Benedictine spirituality offers more a way of life and an attitude of mind than it does a set of religious prescriptions. It deals with the meaning and purpose of life. It is the logic of daily life."
From The Rule of Benedict - Insights for the Ages
by Sister Joan Chittister, OSB
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PO Box 2450
12138 Wichers Road
St. Leo, FL 33574-2450
(352) 588-8320
(352) 588-8443