Portsmouth Abbey

Portsmouth Abbey
Portsmouth Abbey is located in Rhode Island
Portsmouth Abbey
Location within Rhode Island
Portsmouth Abbey is located in the United States
Portsmouth Abbey
Portsmouth Abbey (the United States)
Monastery information
OrderBenedictines
Established1918
Mother houseDownside Abbey
Dedicated toSt. Gregory the Great
Mary, Queen of Peace
DioceseDiocese of Providence
People
PriorRev. Father Michael Brunner, O.S.B.
Bishop Most Rev. Thomas Joseph Tobin
Important associated figuresFounders: Dom Leonard Sargent
Architecture
Functional statusabbey
ArchitectPietro Belluschi
Site
Location285 Cory’s Lane; Portsmouth, RI 02871
Coordinates41°36′12″N 71°16′19″W / 41.60333°N 71.27194°W / 41.60333; -71.27194
Websiteportsmouthabbeymonastery.org

Portsmouth Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Portsmouth, on Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States. The mission of the community is to seek God guided by the Gospel, the Rule of St. Benedict, and most importantly, prayer and work to sanctify themselves and their community. As of 2020, the abbey has 8 monks.[1] The monks run Portsmouth Abbey School, one of the most elite boarding schools in the country.

  1. ^ The Benedictine Yearbook. London: English Benedictine Congregation Trust. 2020. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-901089-58-8.