St. Benedict's Abbey

St. Benedict's Abbey
St. Benedict's Abbey is located in Kansas
St. Benedict's Abbey
Location within Kansas
St. Benedict's Abbey is located in the United States
St. Benedict's Abbey
St. Benedict's Abbey (the United States)
Monastery information
Full nameAbbey of St. Benedict
OrderBenedictine
EstablishedApril 1857
Mother houseSaint Vincent Archabbey
Dedicated toSt. Benedict of Nursia
DioceseKansas City
People
Founder(s)Dom Augustus Wirth, O.S.B.
AbbotThe Right Rev. James R. Albers, O.S.B.
Important associated figuresAbbot Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B., Bishop Louis Mary Fink, O.S.B.
Architecture
Functional statusmonastery
Completion date1931
Site
Location1020 N. Second St., Atchison, Kansas 66002 United States
Coordinates39°34′30″N 95°06′40″W / 39.575059°N 95.111117°W / 39.575059; -95.111117
Websitewww.kansasmonks.org

St. Benedict's Abbey is an American community of monks of the Order of St. Benedict located in Atchison, Kansas. It was founded in 1857 to provide education to the sons of German settlers in the Kansas Territory.