Trappist Convent Jacona
The Trappist Jacona since 1981, a Mexican monastery of Trappist monks in Jacona de Plancarte, Michoacán , Diocese of Zamora (Mexico) .
history
The Spanish Trappist Abbey of San Isidro de Dueñas founded the Virgen del Curutarán (also: Nuestra Señora de Curutarán or: Trapa de Curutarán ) monastery in Mexico near Zamora de Hidalgo , five kilometers from the city of Jacona on Mount Curutarán , which was elevated to a priory in 1989 . The first monks were four Spaniards and one Argentine (from the Azul Trappist Abbey ), then Mexicans joined them.
Superiors and priors
- Rafael Barreda (1981–1985)
- Enrique Trigueros (1986-1994)
- Victor Mejía García (1994-2001)
- Rafael Del Valle Elcid (2001-2010)
- Marco Antonio Maldonado Jaramillo (2013–)
Web links
- Page Jacona in the Encyclopaedia Cisterciensis
- Jacona page on the Trappist homepage
- Founding report in the magazine Cuadernos Monásticos 59, 1981, p. 477
- Short film from the monastery
Coordinates: 19 ° 55 ′ 21.7 ″ N , 102 ° 17 ′ 24.6 ″ W.