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Trappist redirects here. This article is about the Cistercian order. For the beer, see Trappist beer
Trappist beer

A Trappist beer is a beer brewed by or under control of Trappists monks. Of the world's 171 Trappist monasteries , seven produce beer . Only these seven breweries are authorized to label their beers with the Authentic Trappist Product logo that indicates a compliance to various rules edicted by the International Trappist Association ....
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The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (O.C.S.O.: Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae), or Trappists, are a contemplative Roman Catholic religious order
Religious order

A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice....
 (see list of Catholic orders
Roman Catholic religious order

File:Francisbyelgreco.jpgReligious orders are the major form of Consecrated life in the Roman Catholic Church. They are organisations of laity and/or clergy who live a common life following a religious rule under the leadership of a religious superior....
), that follows the Rule of St. Benedict.

They are a branch of the Cistercians
Cistercians

Image:Cistersian priests in Szczyrzyc monastery.JPGThe keynote of Cistercian life was a return to literal observance of the Rule of St Benedict. Rejecting the developments the Benedictines had undergone, the monks tried to reproduce life exactly as it had been in Benedict of Nursia time; indeed in various points they went beyond it in austerity....
 and like the other Cistercian orders they also have a women's branch commonly referred to as the Trappistines.

order takes the name of "Trappist" from La Trappe Abbey
La Trappe Abbey

La Trappe Abbey or La Grande Trappe is a monastery in Soligny-la-Trappe, Orne, France, and the house of origin of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance , Reformed Cistercians or Trappists, to whom it gave its name....
 or "La Grande Trappe" in Normandy
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
 in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, where it began as a reform movement in 1664, in reaction to the relaxation of practices in many Cistercian monasteries.






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Trappist redirects here. This article is about the Cistercian order. For the beer, see Trappist beer
Trappist beer

A Trappist beer is a beer brewed by or under control of Trappists monks. Of the world's 171 Trappist monasteries , seven produce beer . Only these seven breweries are authorized to label their beers with the Authentic Trappist Product logo that indicates a compliance to various rules edicted by the International Trappist Association ....
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The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (O.C.S.O.: Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae), or Trappists, are a contemplative Roman Catholic religious order
Religious order

A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice....
 (see list of Catholic orders
Roman Catholic religious order

File:Francisbyelgreco.jpgReligious orders are the major form of Consecrated life in the Roman Catholic Church. They are organisations of laity and/or clergy who live a common life following a religious rule under the leadership of a religious superior....
), that follows the Rule of St. Benedict.

They are a branch of the Cistercians
Cistercians

Image:Cistersian priests in Szczyrzyc monastery.JPGThe keynote of Cistercian life was a return to literal observance of the Rule of St Benedict. Rejecting the developments the Benedictines had undergone, the monks tried to reproduce life exactly as it had been in Benedict of Nursia time; indeed in various points they went beyond it in austerity....
 and like the other Cistercian orders they also have a women's branch commonly referred to as the Trappistines.

History

The order takes the name of "Trappist" from La Trappe Abbey
La Trappe Abbey

La Trappe Abbey or La Grande Trappe is a monastery in Soligny-la-Trappe, Orne, France, and the house of origin of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance , Reformed Cistercians or Trappists, to whom it gave its name....
 or "La Grande Trappe" in Normandy
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
 in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, where it began as a reform movement in 1664, in reaction to the relaxation of practices in many Cistercian monasteries. The reform was led by Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé
Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé

Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Ranc? , abbot and founder of the Trappist Cistercians.He was originally intended for the Knights of Malta. The illness of his older brother caused his father to dedicate him to ecclesiastical service, in order to preserve in the family the former numerous benefices....
, originally the commendatory abbot
Commendatory abbot

A commendatory abbot is an ecclesiastic, or sometimes a layman, who holds an abbey in commendam, that is, who draws its revenues and, if an ecclesiastic, may also have some jurisdiction, but does not exercise any authority over its inner monastic discipline....
 of La Trappe. As commendatory abbot, de Rancé was a layman who obtained income from the monastery but had no religious obligations. After a conversion of life between 1660 and 1662, de Rancé formally joined the abbey and became its regular abbot in 1663.

Monastic life

The life of the Trappists is guided by the Rule of St. Benedict, written in the sixth century. The Rule describes ideals and values of a monastic life.

As a contemplative order, the Trappists live a life of prayer and penance. The day of a Trappist is divided between work and prayer. Manual work is preferred over other types of work and Trappist monasteries generally provide for themselves through the sale of goods produced in the monastery. Prayer is divided between the Divine Office
Liturgy of the hours

The Liturgy of the Hours or Divine Office is the official set of daily prayers prescribed by the Roman Catholic Church to be recited at the canonical hours by the Clergy#Christian_clergy, Christian monasticism, and laity....
, Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina is Latin language for divine reading, spiritual reading, or "holy reading," and represents a traditional Christian practice of prayer and scriptural reading intended to engender communion with the Trinity God and to increase in the knowledge of God's Word....
 and various other forms of meditative and contemplative prayer. Except for the ill, they abstain from meat and fowl and eat fish on a limited basis. To the extent that it is practical, they are expected to remain silent throughout the day and most especially at night. They are expected to live a life of strict personal poverty with few personal possessions and limited contact with the outside world.

"Strict Observance" refers to the trappists' aim at following closely St. Benedict's Rule, and take the three vows described in his Rule (c. 58): stability, fidelity to monastic life, and obedience. As Benedict also insisted on silence, it has some importance in their way of life. However, contrary to popular belief, they do not take a vow of silence
Vow of silence

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. However, they will generally only speak when necessary, and idle talk is strongly discouraged. Meals are usually taken in contemplative silence, as members of the order are supposed to listen to a reading . Trappists' silence should be understood as the wish to give space to what matters: gaining a deeper love and understanding of God.

The Trappists have received greater attention in recent years on account of the life and writings of Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton was a 20th century Roman Catholic Church writer. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, in the U.S. state of Kentucky, Merton was a poet, a social activism, a student of comparative religion as well as the author of numerous works on spirituality....
 and, more recently, because of the popularity of Trappist ales
Trappist beer

A Trappist beer is a beer brewed by or under control of Trappists monks. Of the world's 171 Trappist monasteries , seven produce beer . Only these seven breweries are authorized to label their beers with the Authentic Trappist Product logo that indicates a compliance to various rules edicted by the International Trappist Association ....
 such as Chimay.

Goods for sale

The 48th chapter of the Rule of St Benedict
Rule of St Benedict

The Rule of Saint Benedict is a book of precepts written by Benedict of Nursia for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot. Since about the 7th century it has also been adopted by communities of women....
 states "for then are they monks in truth, if they live by the work of their hands"

Following this rule, most Trappist monasteries produce goods that are then sold to provide an income for the monastery. The goods produced can range from cheese, bread and other foodstuffs to clothing and coffins. As the order does not require abstention from alcohol, some monasteries produce and sell alcoholic beverages. Some monasteries in Belgium and the Netherlands, such as Orval Abbey
Orval Abbey

Orval Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 in the Gaume region of Belgium and is located in Villers-devant-Orval, part of Florenville in the province of Luxembourg ....
 and Westvleteren Abbey
Westvleteren Abbey

Westvleteren Abbey or St. Sixtus' Abbey, Westvleteren, which belongs to the Trappists or Trappists, is located in Westvleteren, West Flanders, in Belgium....
, brew beer both for the monks and for sale to the general public. Trappist beer
Trappist beer

A Trappist beer is a beer brewed by or under control of Trappists monks. Of the world's 171 Trappist monasteries , seven produce beer . Only these seven breweries are authorized to label their beers with the Authentic Trappist Product logo that indicates a compliance to various rules edicted by the International Trappist Association ....
s contain residual sugars and living yeast, and, unlike conventional beers, will improve with age. These have become quite famous and are considered by many beer critics to be amongst the finest in the world.

Monasteries


Currently there are nearly 170 Trappist monasteries in the world, the home of approximately 2,500 Trappist monks and 1,800 Trappist nuns.

Locations

Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
  • Monasterio Trapense Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, near Azul, Buenos Aires
    Buenos Aires

    Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....


Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
  • , Victoria, Australia


Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
  • Scourmont Abbey
    Scourmont Abbey

    Scourmont Abbey belongs to the Trappists . The abbey is located on the Scourmont plateau in the village of Forges, Belgium which is part of Chimay in the province of Hainaut ....
    , (Chimay)
  • Orval Abbey
    Orval Abbey

    Orval Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 in the Gaume region of Belgium and is located in Villers-devant-Orval, part of Florenville in the province of Luxembourg ....
    , Florenville
    Florenville

    Florenville is a Wallonia municipality located in the Belgium province of Luxembourg . On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 5,448 inhabitants....
  • Rochefort Abbey
    Rochefort Abbey

    The Trappist Abbey of Rochefort or Abbey of Notre-Dame de Saint-R?my, which belongs to the Trappists, is located in Rochefort, Belgium in the province of Namur ....
    , Rochefort
    Rochefort, Belgium

    Rochefort is a Wallonia municipality located in the Belgium province of Namur close to the Ardennes. On January 1 2006 Rochefort had a total population of 12,038....
  • Westmalle Abbey
    Westmalle Abbey

    The Trappist Abbey of Westmalle or Abdij van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hart , which belongs to the Trappists, is located in Westmalle , in the Campine region of the province of Antwerp ....
    , Westmalle
    Westmalle

    Westmalle is a village which is located in the Belgium province of Antwerp . The village itself is part of the municipality of Malle....
  • Westvleteren Abbey
    Westvleteren Abbey

    Westvleteren Abbey or St. Sixtus' Abbey, Westvleteren, which belongs to the Trappists or Trappists, is located in Westvleteren, West Flanders, in Belgium....
    , Westvleteren
    Westvleteren

    Westvleteren is a village in the province of West Flanders, Belgium. It is a section of the municipality of Vleteren.Westvleteren is primarily known for the Westvleteren Brewery , a brewery founded in 1838 inside the Trappist Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren....
  • Achel Abbey
    Achel Abbey

    The Trappist Abbey of Achel or Saint Benedictus-Abbey or also Achelse Kluis , which belongs to the Trappists, is located in Achel in the Campine region of the province of Limburg ....
    , Achel
  • Priory of Our Lady of Klaarland (Bocholt
    Bocholt, Belgium

    Bocholt is a municipality located in the Belgium province of Limburg . On January 1 2006 Bocholt had a total population of 12,355. The total area is 59.34 km? which gives a population density of 208 inhabitants per km?....
    )


Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the Balkans peninsula of South Eastern Europe with an area of 51,129 square kilometres . Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the south, Bosnia and Herzegovina is Landlocked#Nearly landlocked, except for 26 kilometres of the Adriatic Sea coas...
  • Marija Zvijezda (Maria Stern) near Banja Luka
    Banja Luka

    Banja Luka or Banjaluka is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the largest and most developed city in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has traditionally been the center of the Bosanska Krajina region located in the northwestern part of the country....


Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
  • Our Lady of New World, near Campo do Tenente, Paraná
    Paraná (state)

    Paran? is one of the States of Brazil of Brazil, located in the Southern Region, Brazil of the country, bordering Paraguay and Argentina. Cut by the Tropic of Capricorn, Paran? has what is left of the araucarias forest, one of the most important subtropical forests of the world....
     


Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  • Abbey of Notre-Dame du Lac (Oka, Quebec)
    Abbey of Notre-Dame du Lac (Oka, Quebec)

    The Abbey of Notre-Dame du Lac , known as the Oka Abbey , is a Trappist Cistercian monastery located in Oka, Quebec. The main monastery building is of grey stone and is accompanied by a dozen outbuildings, all of which are situated on a 270 hectare property....
    , Oka, Quebec
    Oka, Quebec

    Oka, Quebec is a village on the northern bank of the Ottawa River , northwest of Laval, Quebec on Quebec Route 344. It was founded in 1721 by the Roman Catholic Sulpician Order....
  • Monastère Notre-Dame de Mistassini, Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec
    Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec

    Dolbeau-Mistassini is a town in northeastern Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Mistassibi River, Riviere aux Rats and the Mistassini River, on Lac Saint-Jean....
  • Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Abbey
    Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Abbey

    Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Abbey is a Trappist/Cistercian monastery located in Rogersville, New Brunswick, Canada.The monastery dates back to the beginning of the 20th century....
    , Rogersville, New Brunswick
    Rogersville, New Brunswick

    Rogersville is a Canada village in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, New Brunswick.Rogersville is the home of two Cistercians-Trappists monasteries, Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Abbey and Notre Dame du Calvaire Abbey....
  • Notre Dame du Calvaire Abbey
    Notre Dame du Calvaire Abbey

    Notre-Dame du Calvaire Abbey is a Trappist/Cistercian monastery located in Rogersville, New Brunswick, Canada.In 1902, in response to the anticlerical movement in France, the parish priest of Rogersville, invited the Cistercian monks of the Abbey of Our Lady of Bonnecombe, in the diocese of Rodez and Vabres, Aveyron, France, to establish a...
    , Rogersville, New Brunswick
    Rogersville, New Brunswick

    Rogersville is a Canada village in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, New Brunswick.Rogersville is the home of two Cistercians-Trappists monasteries, Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Abbey and Notre Dame du Calvaire Abbey....
  • Our Lady of the Prairies, Holland, Manitoba
    Holland, Manitoba

    Holland, Manitoba is a community in Manitoba.It is located at the junction of Manitoba Highway 2 and Manitoba Highway 34, along the Canadian National Railway tracks....


Chile
Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
  • Monastery of St. Mary of Miraflores, Rancagua
    Rancagua

    Rancagua is a city in central Chile, located 87 km south of Santiago, Chile. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region of Chile....
  • Monasterio Nuestra Señora de Quilvo (Trappistine nuns), Curico
    Curicó

    Curic? , "Black Waters" in Mapudungun, originally meaning "Land of Black Water", is the name of a city and the capital of Curic? Province, part of the Region del Maule in Chile's central valley....


Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
  • Nový Dvur near Toužim
    Toužim

    Tou?im is a town in the Czech Republic.External links...


Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are List of divided islands, Saint Martin being the other....
  • Monasterio Santa María del Evangelio, Jarabacoa
    Jarabacoa

    Jarabacoa is a town and the third largest municipality in La Vega Province, Dominican Republic....


France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  • Our Lady of the Snows (Ardèche)
    Our Lady of the Snows (Trappist monastery)

    Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is a Trappists monastery in the Ard?che d?partement in France of south-central France. It was built in 1850, located on the territory of the commune of Saint-Laurent-les-Bains, about one and a half miles east of the village of La Bastide-Puylaurent ....
     ("Notre-Dame-des-Neiges")
  • Our Lady Port of Salvation, in Entrammes (Mayenne)
  • Our Lady of Bonneval (Aveyron)
    Bonneval Abbey (Aveyron)

    Bonneval Abbey is a Cistercian monastery, located in Le Cayrol, in the department of Aveyron, in the south of France. It is now inhabited by Trappist nuns....
     (Trappistine nuns)
  • Sept-Fons Abbey
    Sept-Fons Abbey

    Sept-Fons Abbey, Notre-Dame de Sept-Fons or Notre-Dame de Saint-Lieu Sept-Fons is a Trappist monastery at Diou in Bourbonnais in the diocese of Moulins in France....
     at Diou in Bourbonnais in the diocese of Moulins in France.


Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  • Mariawald Abbey
    Mariawald Abbey

    Mariawald Abbey is a monastery of the Trappists , located above the village of Heimbach, in the district of D?ren in the Eifel, in the forests around Mount Kermeter, North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany....
    , Heimbach (Eifel
    Eifel

    The Eifel is a low mountain range in western Germany. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia and northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate....
    )


Great Britain
Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
  • Caldey Abbey, Caldey Island
    Caldey Island

    Caldey Island lies south of Tenby in Pembrokeshire, Wales.The island is home to a small village, but is best known for its monastery. Caldey Island is separated from the mainland by the Caldey Sound which is 1km to 2km wide between Caldey Island and the coast of Pembrokeshire....
    , off Tenby
    Tenby

    Tenby is a walled seaside town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, lying on Carmarthen Bay, and is a popular seaside holiday resort.Attractions in Tenby include four kilometres of sandy beaches, the 13th century medieval town walls including the Five Arches barbican gate, 15th-century St....
    , Dyfed
    Dyfed

    Dyfed is a Preserved counties of Wales of Wales.Dyfed was created by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974. It covered the former counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and was divided into districts of Wales as so:...
  • Holy Cross Abbey, Whitland
    Whitland

    Whitland is a small town in Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales, lying on the River T?f. Whitland is home to the elusive "Whitland Trout" noted for its eggs and oily scales....
    , South Wales
    South Wales

    South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west....
  • Mount St. Bernard Abbey
    Mount St. Bernard Abbey

    Mount St Bernard's Abbey is a Cistercian monastery of the Strict Observance near Whitwick in Leicestershire, England, founded in 1835. Its present Superior is Dom Joseph Delargy....
    , Coalville
    Coalville

    Coalville is a town in North West Leicestershire, England, with a population of about 30,000. It is just off junction 22 of the M1 motorway and is between Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Leicester....
    , Leicestershire
    Leicestershire

    Leicestershire County Hall, situated in Glenfield, Leicestershire, about 3 miles northwest of Leicester city centre, is the seat of Leicestershire County Council and the headquarters of the county authority....
  • Sancta Maria Abbey, Nunraw
    Sancta Maria Abbey, Nunraw

    Nunraw Abbey or Sancta Maria Abbey, Nunraw is a working Trappist monastery. It was the first Cistercian house to be founded in Scotland since the Scottish Reformation....
    , Haddington
    Haddington, East Lothian

    Haddington is a town and former Royal Burgh in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the main administrative, cultural and geographical centre for East Lothian, which was known officially as Haddingtonshire before 1921....
    , East Lothian
    East Lothian

    East Lothian is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, UK, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian....


Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
  • Our Lady of Joy Abbey
    Trappist Haven Monastery

    The Trappist Haven Monastery is a monastery at Tai Shui Hang , on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is home to a number of Roman Catholic monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, or Trappists....
     (Trappist Haven Monastery), on Lantau Island
    Lantau Island

    Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River ....


Indonesia
Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
  • Temanggung known as Pertapaan Trapis Rawaseneng (Central Java, about 50 kilometers south-west Semarang, Central Java)


Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
  • Bolton Abbey
    Bolton Abbey

    Bolton Abbey is the estate within which is located the ruined 12th-century Augustinian Bolton Priory in North Yorkshire, England. It gives its name to the Bolton Abbey ....
    , Moone
    Moone

    Moone is a small village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is on the former N9 road about south of Dublin. It has only a few hundred inhabitants, a church, a National School, one Retailing and a small community centre....
    , Athy
    Athy

    Athy Its population of 7,943 makes it the sixth largest town in Kildare and the 50th largest in the Republic of Ireland, with a growth rate of 31.3% since the 2002 census....
    , County Kildare
    County Kildare

    County Kildare is an Republic of Ireland county located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. The name comes from the Irish, meaning church of the oaks ....
  • Mellifont Abbey
    Mellifont Abbey

    Mellifont Abbey , located in County Louth, was the first Cistercians abbey to be built in Ireland....
    , Collon
    Collon

    Collon is a small village in the south west corner of County Louth, Republic of Ireland on the N2 road national primary road.The village is home to the Cistercian Abbey of New Mellifont....
    , County Louth
    County Louth

    County Louth is a county on the east coast of Ireland, on the border with Northern Ireland. The county town is Dundalk.County Louth is affectionately called "the Wee County" being the smallest county in Ireland having a total area of only 821sq kilometres ....
    , oldest cistercian house in Ireland est.c.1142
  • Mount Melleray
    Mount Melleray

    Mount Melleray is a townland situated in the Knockmealdown Mountains near Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, Ireland....
    , Cappoquin
    Cappoquin

    Cappoquin is a small town in west County Waterford, Republic of Ireland, situated on the Munster Blackwater at the junction of the N72 road national secondary road and the R669 road regional road....
    , County Waterford
    County Waterford

    County Waterford is a county in the province of Munster on the south coast of Republic of Ireland. It is the smallest county in Munster in terms of both area and population....
  • Mount St. Joseph Abbey
    Mount St. Joseph Abbey, Roscrea

    Mount St. Joseph Abbey is an abbey of the Trappist branch of the Cistercians located in Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland.The abbey was founded in 1878 by a group of 32 Monks from Mount Melleray, County Waterford....
    , Roscrea
    Roscrea

    Roscrea is a small heritage town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, located near the midlands. . The placename comes from the Irish with Ros Cr? meaning "wood of Cr?", Cr? being a female name of olden times....
    , County Tipperary
    County Tipperary

    County Tipperary is a county in Republic of Ireland situated in the province of Munster. Tipperary was one of the first Irish counties to be established in the 13th century....
  • Our Lady of Bethlehem, Portglenone
    Portglenone

    Portglenone is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 8.5 miles west of Ballymena, at latitude 54:51:40N and longitude 6:30:46W. It had a population of 2,900 people in the United Kingdom Census 2001....
    , Ballymena
    Ballymena

    Ballymena is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and the seat of Ballymena Borough Council. Ballymena had a population of 28,717 people in the United Kingdom Census 2001....
    , County Antrim
    County Antrim

    County Antrim is one of six Counties of Northern Ireland that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties that historically and geographically constitute the Province of Ulster....
  • St. Mary's Abbey, Glencairn, Lismore
    Lismore, County Waterford

    Lismore is a town in County Waterford, Republic of Ireland. It was founded by Saint Mochuda, also known as Saint Carthage. Lismore is located where the N72 road roads in Ireland crosses the Munster Blackwater....
    , County Waterford
    County Waterford

    County Waterford is a county in the province of Munster on the south coast of Republic of Ireland. It is the smallest county in Munster in terms of both area and population....


Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
  • Latrun
    Latrun

    Latrun is a strategic hilltop in the Ayalon Valley overlooking the road to Jerusalem. It is located 15 kilometers west of Jerusalem and 14 kilometers southeast of Ramla....
     (about 15 kilometers west of Jerusalem
    Jerusalem

    Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
    )


Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  • Rome, Abbazia delle Tre Fontane
    Tre Fontane Abbey

    Tre Fontane Abbey , or the Abbey of Saints Vincent and Anastasius, is a Roman Catholic abbey in Rome, currently held by the Cistercian Order....
    ,


Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  • Hiji, Hayami District
    Hayami District, Oita

    is a districts of Japan located in Oita Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 35,462 and the population density of 163.46 persons per km?....
    , Oita Prefecture
    Oita Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Oita, Oita....
  • Kamiiso, Hokkaido
    Hokkaido

    , formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island and the largest, northernmost of its 47 prefectures of Japan....
  • Nishinomiya


Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
  • Abdij Koningshoeven, Berkel-Enschot
    Berkel-Enschot

    Berkel-Enschot is a village in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Tilburg. Formerly, it consisted of two villages, named Berkel and Enschot....
  • Abdij Koningsoord, Berkel-Enschot
    Berkel-Enschot

    Berkel-Enschot is a village in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Tilburg. Formerly, it consisted of two villages, named Berkel and Enschot....
  • Abdij Sion, Diepenveen
    Diepenveen

    Diepenveen is a village in the Netherlands province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Deventer, about 4 km north of the city centre....
  • Abdij Maria Toevlucht, Zundert
    Zundert

    Zundert is a municipality and a town in Noord Brabant, the Netherlands.Zundert lies about 10 metres above Dutch sea level , and is located 15 km south-west of the city of Breda, and 35 km north-east of Antwerp, Belgium....
  • Abdij Lilbosch, Echt
    Echt

    Echt may refer to:* Echt-Susteren, a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands;** Echt, Netherlands, a city in the municipality of Echt-Susteren....
  • Abdij O.L. Vrouw Onbevlekt Ontvangen, Tegelen
    Tegelen

    Tegelen is a big village in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. It was an independent municipality until 2001, when it was merged into the municipality of Venlo....


New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
  • , Kopua, Hawkes Bay


Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
  • Our Lady of the Philippines Trappist Monastery, Jordan, Guimaras
    Jordan, Guimaras

    Jordan is a 4th class Philippine municipality in the Philippine province of Guimaras province, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Guimaras, and it considered to be the gateway to the province....


United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  • Abbey of New Clairvaux
    Abbey of New Clairvaux

    The Abbey of New Clairvaux is a rural Trappist monastery located in Northern California in the small town of Vina, California in Tehama County, California....
    , near Vina, California
  • Abbey of the Holy Spirit
    Abbey of the Holy Spirit

    The Monastery of the Holy Spirit is a Roman Catholic monastery in Conyers, Georgia belonging to the world-wide Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance ? more commonly known as Trappists....
     outside Conyers, Georgia
    Conyers, Georgia

    Conyers is the only city in Rockdale County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 10,689....
  • New Melleray Abbey
    New Melleray Abbey

    New Melleray Abbey is located near Dubuque, Iowa. The monk there are members of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance . The abbey is located about 15 miles southwest of Dubuque and is located in the Archdiocese of Dubuque....
    , near Dubuque, Iowa
    Dubuque, Iowa

    Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2007, its population was estimated at 57,313, making it the eighth-largest city in the state and the county's population was estimated at 92,359....
  • Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey
    Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey

    The Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey is located near Dubuque, Iowa. The Sisters there are members of the Order of the Cistercian Strict Observance ....
     (Trappistine nuns), Dubuque, Iowa
    Dubuque, Iowa

    Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2007, its population was estimated at 57,313, making it the eighth-largest city in the state and the county's population was estimated at 92,359....
  • Abbey of Gethsemani
    Abbey of Gethsemani

    The Abbey of Gethsemani is located at 3642 Monks Road in Trappist, Kentucky, ten miles south of Bardstown, Kentucky. It was founded in 1848 by monks from the Abbey of Melleray in Western France....
     near Bardstown, Kentucky
    Bardstown, Kentucky

    Bardstown is a city in Nelson County, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,374 at the 2000 United States Census. It is the county seat of Nelson County....
     (where Thomas Merton
    Thomas Merton

    Thomas Merton was a 20th century Roman Catholic Church writer. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, in the U.S. state of Kentucky, Merton was a poet, a social activism, a student of comparative religion as well as the author of numerous works on spirituality....
     lived)
  • St. Joseph's Abbey
    St. Joseph's Abbey

    St. Joseph Abbey is a monastery of the Roman Catholic Church Trappists , popularly known as the "Trappists", located in Spencer, Massachusetts....
    , Spencer, Massachusetts
    Spencer, Massachusetts

    Spencer is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,691 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Spencer, please see the article Spencer , Massachusetts, Massachusetts....
  • Mount Saint Mary's Abbey (Trappistine nuns), Wrentham, Massachusetts
    Wrentham, Massachusetts

    Wrentham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,554 at the 2000 census. It is Governed by a five person Board of 'Selectmen' who are elected to serve staggered three year terms....
  • Abbey of the Genesee
    Abbey of the Genesee

    The Abbey of the Genesee is a community of more than two dozen contemplative monks located near Piffard in the town of York, New York. They are a member of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, commonly known as the Trappists....
    , Piffard, New York
  • Assumption Abbey
    Assumption Abbey

    Assumption Abbey is a community of monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, popularly known as Trappists. The monks first came to Ava, Missouri from New Melleray Abbey in Iowa in 1950 to establish the monastic life here....
    , Ava, Missouri
    Ava, Missouri

    Ava is a city in Douglas County, Missouri, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,021 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Douglas County, Missouri....
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey, Lafayette, Oregon
    Lafayette, Oregon

    Lafayette is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, Oregon, United States on the Yamhill River and Oregon Route 99W. The population was 2,586 at the 2000 census....
  • Mepkin Abbey
    Mepkin Abbey

    Mepkin Abbey is a Trappists monastery in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The abbey is located near Moncks Corner, South Carolina, at the junction of the two forks of the Cooper River northwest of Charleston, South Carolina....
    , Moncks Corner, South Carolina
    Moncks Corner, South Carolina

    Moncks Corner is a town in and the county seat of Berkeley County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,952 at the 2000 census....
  • Holy Trinity Abbey, Huntsville, Utah
    Huntsville, Utah

    Huntsville is a town in Weber County, Utah, Utah, United StatesThe population was 649 at the United States Census, 2000. It is part of the Ogden, Utah–Clearfield, Utah, Utah Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area....
  • Holy Cross Abbey
    Holy Cross Abbey, Virginia

    Holy Cross Abbey is a monastery of the Roman Catholic Church Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance , popularly known as the Trappists. The monastery is located near Berryville, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, United States....
    , near Berryville, Virginia
    Berryville, Virginia

    Berryville is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Clarke County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,963 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • St. Benedict's Monastery, Snowmass, Colorado
    Snowmass, Colorado

    Snowmass is an unincorporated area town and a United States Postal Service located in Pitkin County, Colorado, Colorado, United States. It is situated in the valley of the Roaring Fork River, near the mouth of Snowmass Creek along Colorado State Highway 82 between Aspen, Colorado and Basalt, Colorado....
  • Monastery of Our Lady of the Angels (Trappistine nuns), Crozet, VA


Venezuela
Venezuela

Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
  • , Mérida


See also

  • Cistercians: history of the Order
  • Cistercian Martyrs of Atlas


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