Savannah Priory

Benedictine Priory of Savannah
Savannah Priory is located in Georgia
Savannah Priory
Location within Georgia
Savannah Priory is located in the United States
Savannah Priory
Savannah Priory (the United States)
Monastery information
Other namesSavannah Priory
OrderBenedictine
Established1877; 147 years ago (1877)
Mother houseSaint Vincent Archabbey,
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
DioceseSavannah
People
Founder(s)Abbot Nullius Leo Haid, O.S.B.
AbbotThe Right Rev. Martin Bartel, O.S.B.
PriorRev. David Klecker, O.S.B.
Architecture
Functional statusMonastic
Completion date1963; 61 years ago (1963)
Site
Location6502 Seawright Drive,
Savannah, Georgia 31406
United States
Coordinates32°0′34″N 81°5′33″W / 32.00944°N 81.09250°W / 32.00944; -81.09250

The Benedictine Priory of Savannah is a Catholic monastery of Benedictine monks located in Savannah, Georgia.[1] The priory was founded in 1877, and is a dependency of Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and thereby belongs to the American-Cassinese Congregation.[2] It currently operates the Benedictine Military School for boys.

  1. ^ "Geographic Database". Order of St. Benedict.
  2. ^ "Directory". The American-Cassinese Congregation.