Monastery information | |
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Other names | Savannah Priory |
Order | Benedictine |
Established | 1877 |
Mother house | Saint Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
Diocese | Savannah |
People | |
Founder(s) | Abbot Nullius Leo Haid, O.S.B. |
Abbot | The Right Rev. Martin Bartel, O.S.B. |
Prior | Rev. David Klecker, O.S.B. |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Monastic |
Completion date | 1963 |
Site | |
Location | 6502 Seawright Drive, Savannah, Georgia 31406 United States |
Coordinates | 32°0′34″N 81°5′33″W / 32.00944°N 81.09250°W |
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.