| The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani | |
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| Location | 3642 Monks Rd., Trappist, KY 40051 |
| Country | USA |
| Denomination | Trappists (Catholic) |
| Website | The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani |
| History | |
| Founded | December 21, 1848 |
| Founder(s) | Dom Maxime Eutropius Proust |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | William Keely |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville |
| Clergy | |
| Abbot | Dom Eutropius Proust Dom Benedict Berger Dom Edward Chaix-Bourbon Dom Edmond Obrecht Dom Frederic Dunne Dom James Fox Fr. Flavian Burns Fr. Timothy Kelly Fr. Damien Thompson (current) |
The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani is a Trappist abbey near Bardstown, Kentucky in Nelson County—situated on more than 2,000 acres of farmland, and considered to be the "mother house" of all Trappist and Trappistine monasteries in the United States of America. Founded December 21, 1848 and made an abbey in 1951, Gethsemani was made famous when the monk Thomas Merton—acclaimed author and poet—made the abbey his home. Gethsemani is the oldest monastery in the United States of America that is still in use. The monastery is well-known for its store—Gethsemani Farms—which offers Port Salut cheeses, fruitcake and fudge on-site and by mail order. The current Abbot of the abbey is Fr. Damien Thompson.