Azul Trappist Abbey
The Trappist Abbey Azul (Latin Abbatia Beatae Mariae de Angelis ; Spanish Monasterio trapense Azul ) has been an Argentine monastery of the Trappists in Azul (Buenos Aires Province) , diocese of Azul , since 1958 .
history
The American Trappist Abbey Spencer founded the Nuestra Señora de los Angeles ("Our Lady of the Angels") monastery in Azul (200 kilometers northwest of Mar del Plata ) in 1958 , which became a semi-independent priory in 1969 and an independent priory in 1974 Was elevated to an abbey in 1984.
Superiors, priors and abbots
- Benedict Twadell (1958-1959)
- James Shine (1959)
- Owen Hoey (1959-1963)
- Francis (Alexandre) Dietzler (1963-1967)
- Augustine Roberts (1967–1984, 2002–2008)
- Bernardo Olivera (1984–1990, 2009–)
- Eduardo Gowland (1990-2002)
- José Otero (2008-2009)
Web links
- Abbey website
- Page Azul on the Trappist homepage
- Page Azul in the Encyclopaedia Cisterciensis
- Biographical note on Francis Dietzler, with picture
- Page Abbot Bernardo Olivera in the Biographia Cisterciensis
- Page Abbot Augustine Roberts in Biographia Cisterciensis
Coordinates: 37 ° 6 ′ 16.6 ″ S , 59 ° 42 ′ 19.1 ″ W.