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Saint Louis Abbey

1955 establishments in Missouri20th-century Christian monasteriesBenedictine monasteries in the United StatesChristian organizations established in 1955Churches in Missouri
Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. LouisMonasteries of the English Benedictine Congregation
Priory Chapel at Saint Louis Abbey July 2013
Priory Chapel at Saint Louis Abbey July 2013

The Abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Louis (French: L’Abbaye Sainte Marie et Saint Louis) is an abbey of the Catholic English Benedictine Congregation (EBC) located in Creve Coeur, in St. Louis County, Missouri in the United States. The Abbey is an important presence in the spiritual life of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. The monks of the Abbey live their faith according to the Benedictine discipline of 'prayer and work', praying the Divine Office five times daily, celebrating daily Masses in English and Latin, and working in the two parishes under their pastoral care and in the Saint Louis Priory School, which the Abbey runs as an apostolate. The Abbey and its school sit on a 150-acre (0.61 km2) campus in west St. Louis County, in the city of Creve Coeur.

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South Mason Road 530
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Priory Chapel at Saint Louis Abbey July 2013
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