 Waegwan Abbey in 2008 | |
  Location within South Korea | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | St Maurus and St Placidus Abbey |
| Order | Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien, Order of Saint Benedict |
| Established | 1952 |
| Dedicated to | St Maurus and St Placidus |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Daegu |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Fr Timothy Bitterli, OSB |
| Abbot | Blasio Park |
| Prior | Anselmo Park |
| Site | |
| Location | Waegwan, Chilgok, North Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 35°59′20″N 128°24′12″E / 35.988832°N 128.403246°E |
Saint Maurus and Saint Placidus Abbey, Waegwan, Chilgok, North Gyeongsang, South Korea is a Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien. Established in 1952 by Korean monks who had survived the dissolution of the Territorial Abbey of Tokwon and Holy Cross Abbey in Yanji, the monastery is currently home to 131 monks. Fr Blasio Park is the current abbot.