Monastery of Christ in the Desert

Monastery of Christ in the Desert
Monastery of Christ in the Desert is located in New Mexico
Monastery of Christ in the Desert
Location within New Mexico
Monastery information
OrderBenedictine
Established1964
Mother houseMount Savior Monastery
(Pine City, New York, United States)
DioceseArchdiocese of Santa Fe
People
Founder(s)Aelred Wall, O.S.B.
Important associated figuresThomas Merton
Architecture
ArchitectGeorge Nakashima
Site
LocationAbiquiu, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates36°22′40.80″N 106°40′49.80″W / 36.3780000°N 106.6805000°W / 36.3780000; -106.6805000

The Monastery of Christ in the Desert is a Benedictine monastery in Abiquiu, New Mexico. It belongs to the English Province of the Subiaco Congregation.

It is located in the Chama River Canyon Wilderness area 75 miles north of Santa Fe. It is accessible by Forest Road 151, a 13-mile dirt road off of US route 84.