Subiaco Abbey (Arkansas)

Subiaco Abbey
Subiaco Abbey (Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Subiaco Abbey (Arkansas)
Location within Arkansas
Subiaco Abbey (Arkansas) is located in the United States
Subiaco Abbey (Arkansas)
Subiaco Abbey (Arkansas) (the United States)
Monastery information
Other namesNew Subiaco Abbey, St. Benedict Priory
OrderBenedictine
EstablishedMarch 15, 1878
Mother houseSt. Meinrad Archabbey (1878-1891)
Dedicated toSt. Benedict of Nursia
DioceseLittle Rock
AbbotThe Right Rev. Elijah Owens, O.S.B.
PriorFr. Richard Walz, O.S.B.
Architecture
Statusactive
Functional statusabbey
Groundbreaking1898
Completion date1902
Site
Coordinates35°18′04″N 93°38′00″W / 35.3011°N 93.6333°W / 35.3011; -93.6333
Websitewww.countrymonks.org
Subiaco Abbey
WebsiteOfficial Listing
NRHP reference No.78003484
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 1978

Subiaco Abbey is an American Benedictine monastery located in the Arkansas River valley of Logan County, Arkansas, part of the Swiss-American Congregation of Benedictine monasteries. It is home to thirty-nine Benedictine monks. The abbey and the preparatory school it operates, Subiaco Academy, are major features of the town of Subiaco, Arkansas. It is named after the original Subiaco, Italy, where the first monastery founded by Saint Benedict was located.

The Abbey has developed commercial enterprises including breeding of black Angus cattle, a brewery and taproom, and its own hot sauce. While located within the territory of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, the Abbey has independent authority as an institution of the Benedictine order.