Boniface Wimmer

Right Reverend

Boniface Wimmer

O.S.B.
Archabbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey
ChurchCatholic
Appointed1851
SuccessorAndrew Hintenach
Orders
OrdinationAugust 1, 1831
Personal details
BornJanuary 14, 1809 (1809-01-14)
Thalmassing, Kingdom of Bavaria
DiedDecember 8, 1887(1887-12-08) (aged 78)
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, US
BuriedSaint Vincent Cemetery
DenominationCatholic
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
MottoIn Hoc Signo Vinces
Coat of armsBoniface Wimmer's coat of arms

Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, OSB (1809–1887) was a German monk who in 1846 founded the first Benedictine monastery in the United States, Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, forty miles southeast of Pittsburgh.[1][2][3]

In 1855, Wimmer founded the American-Cassinese Congregation of Benedictine Confederation.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Founder's Death: SVC Planning To Observe Anniversary." Latrobe, Pennsylvania: The Latrobe Bulletin, November 27, 1987, p. 1 (subscription required).
  2. ^ "Dead! Arch-Abbot Wimmer Passes Away." Latrobe, Pennsylvania: The Latrobe Advance, December 14, 1887, p. 1 (subscription required).
  3. ^ "Death of Abbot Wimmer." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: The Wilkes-Barre Daily News-Dealer, December 9, 1887, p. 4 (subscription required).
  4. ^ "Personal and Political." Effingham, Illinois: The Effingham Democrat, December 16, 1887, p. 4 (subscription required).
  5. ^ "Archabbot Wimmer (sic): Died Yesterday at St. Vincent's Abbey, Latrobe, Pa." Saint Paul, Minnesota: The Saint Paul Globe, December 9, 1887, p. 6 (subscription required).
  6. ^ "Telegraphic Briefs." Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Democrat, December 10, 1887, p. 8 (subscription required).