Apolo Monastery

The monastery Apolo (lat .: Abbatia BMV de Nazareth ; span .: Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Nazareth ) is a Cistercian - Abbey in Apolo in Bolivia , Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico .

In 1929 (on the initiative of Abbots Alois Wiesinger , Gabriel Fazeny and Justinus Wöhrer ) , sisters were sent from various Bavarian Cistercian monasteries, including the Thyrnau Monastery and the Waldsassen Monastery , to found a monastery in Bolivia. Among the sisters was the first abbess of Waldsassen, Sister Richmunda Herrnreither . The project was later expanded to include the Colegio Ave Maria .

There is a hostel in the monastery and agricultural products such as B. Wine, manufactured and sold.

literature

• Stiftlandmuseum Waldsassen (Ed.): Ora et labora - Waldsassen Monastery 875 years . 2008. p. 34.
• Hospedaje en la casa de Dios , newspaper report about the monastery (Spanish)

See also

• List of Cistercian monasteries

Coordinates: 14 ° 43 ′ 14.5 ″  S , 68 ° 24 ′ 49.4 ″  W.