Yenki Abbey

Yenki Abbey
Monastery information
Other namesHoly Cross Abbey
OrderCongregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien, Order of Saint Benedict
Established1922
Disestablished1946
Dedicated toHoly Cross
DioceseDiocese of Yanji
AbbotTheodore Breher
Site
LocationYenki (Yanji), Jilin, China

Holy Cross Abbey, Yenki (Yanji), Jilin, China, was a Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien. Established in 1922 as a mission station, the monastery later became the seat of the Vicariate Apostolic of Yenki. After the withdrawal of Soviet forces following World War II, the monastery was suppressed by the People's Republic of China. While many of the monks were repatriated to Europe, others moved to South Korea and founded the Abbey of Waegwan.