Trappist Abbey Redwoods
The Trappist Abbey of Redwoods has been an American monastery since 1962 in Whitethorn, Humboldt County (California) , Diocese of Santa Rosa in California .
history
The Belgian Trappist Abbey of Nazareth founded the Our Lady of the Redwoods Abbey in 1962 in northern California in the deserted forest of the Lost Coast (40 minutes by car from Garberville ) , which was elevated to an abbey in 1964 . The founding group under Superior Myriam Dardenne (1920–2002) was financially supported by the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle , as well as energetically from the Californian Trappist Abbey of New Clairvaux . Her spiritual advisor was the Trappist and author Roger De Ganck (1908–2000).
Superiors and Abbesses
- Myriam Dardenne (1962-1989)
- Diane Foster (1990-1995)
- Rosemary Durcan (1995-1998)
- Kathy de Vico (1998-)
See also
Web links
- Website of the monastery with founding history, English
- Page of the monastery on the homepage of the Trappists
- Page of the monastery on the homepage of the American Trappists
Coordinates: 40 ° 0 ′ 15.4 ″ N , 123 ° 56 ′ 2.5 ″ W.