Statue of St. Benedict in front of the Benedictine Monastery of Mt. St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas
This page contains several links to Benedictine sites. Please see the Cistercian page within this site for Cistercians and Trappists, and the Central Middle Ages link for the Camaldolese.
- Benedictine Monasticism
- The Order of Saint Benedict Home Page
- The Rule of St. Benedict and several other texts as well as other information on the OSB.
- Christ in the Desert Monastery look here for a brief history of the Benedictines
- Hoffman's Benedictine Martyrology
- list of Benedictines who appear in Hoffman's work, with page references
- The Abbey of Montecassino
- Where the order originated. Filled with information and a wonderful virtual tour of the abbey.
- Subiaco
- another fountainnhead of the order, where Benedict had his hermitage.
- The Road of Monasteries in France
- Universalis: The liturgy of the hours
- ancient prayer ritual of the Church
Primary Sources
- The Second Book of the Dialogues of Gregory the Great, containing the Life and Miracles of St. Benedict
- Invention of the Relics of St. Benedict from the Medieval Sourcebook
Virtual Tours of Contemporary Monasteries Around the World
- Virtual tour of Mt. St. Scholastica
- study the structure and grounds of a modern Benedictine monastery. Virtual tour by Dr. Vess, an oblate of St. Benedict at Mt St. Scholastica (though there is no official sanction of this tour)..
- Mt.St. Scholastica Home Page
- A description of a modern Benedictine monastery in Kansas. This WWW site also contains the complete text of The Rule of St. Benedict
- Tour of Melk Abbey and St. John's Abbey Church
- Tour one of world's largest Benedictine monasteries at Melk and St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, MN.
- The monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos
- Tour of Beaulieu Abbey in England
- The Subiaco Congregation
- Links to several monasteries in the congregation, which is the only congregation with houses on every continent. Explore multi-cultural observances of the Rule.You may also access this site through the Benedictine Confederationas it is difficult back out of the Subiaco Site.
- St. Scholastica's Priory
- a member of the Subiaco Congregation, whose Home Page offers a glimpse into modern monastic life
- Westminster Abbey's Homepage
- Westminister began its history as a Benedictine monastery. Browse this page for a brief account Westminister Abbey's history, but the page will be primarily useful to you as an introduction to daily life in a modern monastery. Notice the schedule of prayers and compare it to the Rule of St. Benedict!
- Christ in the Desert Monastery
- American Benedictine monastery
- Modern Monastic Scriptoriums
- Hill Monastic Manuscript Library
- Visit a modern "scriptorium" in America! Contains many on-line documents.
- Benedictines on the Web
- Men's Communities
- Abadía de San Benito
- ( and Congregation)
- Abadía Santa Maria de los Toldos
- Cuadernos Monasticos
- The Benedictine Union of Australia and New Zealand
- St. Benedict's Monastery
- Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of Saint Benedict
- Holy Trinity Abbey (New Norci, Australia)
- Austrian Monasteries and Abbeys
- Austria's Abbeys and Monasteries
- Kirchen und Klöster erzählen die Geschichte Osterreichs
- Orden in Österreich
- Vereinigung der Frauenorden Österreichs
- Benediktinerabtei Altenburg
- Abtei Göttweig
- Kremsmuenster
- Stift Melk
- Erzabtei St. Peter
- Benediktinerabtei Seckau
- Stift Seitenstetten
- Schottenabtei
- Sint Andriesabdij
- Abbaye de Maredsous
- Monastère Saint-André de Clerlande
- Mosteiro de Serra Clara
- Mosteiro de Sao Bento
- St. Peter's Abbey
- Canada
- St. Benedict's Monastery
- Canada
- Corporacion Benedictina de Manquehue
- Santiago,Chile
- Abadía Santa María
- Columbia
- Ampleforth Abbey
- York, England
- Buckfast Abbey
- England
- Douai Abbey
- Reading, England
- Ealing Abbey
- London, England
- Prinknash Abbey
- Gloucester, England
- St. Mary's Priory
- Oxfordshire, England
- St. Michael's Abbey
- Farnborough, England
- Worth Abbey
- West Sussex, England
- Abbaye de Fleury
- France
- Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes
- France
- Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belloc
- France
- Klosterführer
- Germany
- Benediktinererzabtei St. Martin
- Germany
- Kloster Ettal
- Germany
- Kloster Jakobsberg
- Germany
- Benediktinerabtei Königsmünster
- Benediktinerabtei
- Metten
- Erzabtei
- Abtei Schweiklberg
- Benediktinerkloster
- Kristo Buase Abbey
- Ghana
- San Jose Priory and Seminary
- Guatemala
- Hungarian Congregation
- Pannonholma
- Hungary
- Benedictine Abbeyat Tihany
- Glenstal Abbey
- Ireland
- Sylvesterine Congregation
- Monastero San Vincenzo Martire
- Italy
- Abbatia Waegwanensis
- Republic of Korea
- Sint Willibrordsabdij
- Netherlands
- The Benedictine Union of Australia and New Zealand
- Abbey of Sts. Peter and Paul
- Poland
- Abadía de Santo Domingo
- Spain
- Monasterio de Sopetrán de Benedictinos en Guadalajara
- Religious communities in Sweden
- Abbaye Saint Benoît de Port-Valais
- Switzerland
- Abbaye Fille-Dieu
- Mount St. Otmar's Abbey
- Inkamana Abbey
- South Africa
- St. Bernard's Abbey
- Culman, Alabama
- St. Benedict's Abbey
- Pasadena, CA (not in communion with Rome)
- Holy Cross Abbey
- Cañon City, CO
- Saint Benedict's Monastery
- Snowmass, CO
- St. Anselm's Abbey
- (English Congregation) Washington, D.C.
- Monks of Marmion
- Arora, IL
- The Monastery of the Holy Cross
- Chicago, IL.
- St. Bernard's Abbey
- Cullman, AL
- Benedictine Monastery
- Tucson, AZ
- Subiaco Abbey
- Subiaco, AR
- Incarnation Monastery
- Berkeley, CA
- Congregation of the Annunciation
- St. Andrew's Abbey
- Valyermo, CA
- Prince of Peace Abbey
- (Swiss American) Oceanside, CA
- English Congregation
- St. Bede Abbey
- Peru, IL
- Saint Procopius Abbey
- Lisle, IL
- Saint Meinrad Archabbey
- Indiana
- Saint Benedict's Abbey
- Atchinson, KS
- St. Joseph Abbey
- St. Benedict, LA
- Hermitage of the Advent
- Scituate, MA
- Glastonbury Abbey
- Hingham, MA
- Saint Benedict's Monastery
- Saint Joseph, MN
- Saint John's Abbey
- Collegeville, MN
- Conception Abbey
- Conception, MO
- Congregation of Perpetual Adoration
- Saint Louis Abbey
- St. Louis, MO
- Christ the King Priory
- Schuyler, NE
- Mount Michael Abbey
- Elkhorn, NE
- Saint Anselm Abbey
- Manchester, NH
- Newark Abbey
- Newark, NJ
- St. Paul's Abbey
- Newton
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey
- Pecos, NM
- Abbey of the Genesee
- Piffard, NY
- Mount Saviour Monastery
- Pine City, NY
- Belmont Abbey
- Belmont, NC
- Sacred Heart Monastery
- Richardton, North Dakota
- Saint Andrew's Abbey
- Cleveland, OH
- Red Plains Monastery
- Piedmont, OK
- Saint Gregory's Abbey
- Shawnee, OK
- Saint Joseph Monastery
- Tulsa, OK
- Mount Angel Abbey
- St. Benedict, OR
- Saint Vincent Archabbey
- Latrobe, PA.
- Portsmouth Abbey
- Portsmouth, RI
- Blue Cloud Abbey
- Marvin, SD
- Corpus Christi Abbey
- Sandia, TX
- Women's Communities
- Federation of St. Gertrude
- Federation of St. Scholastica
- Benedictine Sisters of Atchison, KS
- see also Dr. Vess's virtual tour above.
- Benedictine Sisters of Benet Hill,Colorado Springs, CO
- Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
- Benedictine Sisters of Crookston, MN
- Benedictine Sisters of Duluth, MN
- Benedictine Sisters of Erie, PA
- Benedictine Sisters of Ferdinand, Indiana
- Benedictine Sisters of Holy Name Monastery, Leo, Florida
- Benedictine Sisters of St. Martin's Monastery, Rapid City, South Dakota
- Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery, Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
- Benedictine Nuns of Petersham, MA
- Benedictine Sisters of Richarton, ND
- Benedictine Sisters of St. Joseph (St. Benedict's monastery), MN
- Benedictine Sisters of St. Paul, MN
- Sacred Heart Monastery, Benedictine Sisters, Richardton, ND
- Holy Spirit Monastery, CA
- Monastery of St. Gertrue, Cottonwood, Idaho
- Mother of God Monastery, Watertown, South Dakota
- Mother of Mercy and Peace Monastery, Pecos, NM
- Olivetan Benedictine Sisters, Jonesboro, AR
- Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Beech Grove, IN
- Red Plains Monastery,Piedmont, OK
- Sacred Heart Monastery, Yankton, SD
- St. Benedict's Monastery,Winnipeg, Manitoba
- St. Walburg Monastery, Villa Hills, KY
- St. Walburga's Monastery,Elizabeth, NJ
- Sisters of the Good Samaritan, OSB, Australia
- St. Mary's Priory Fernham, England
- The Dwelling Place,Martin, KY
- Tyburn Convent, UK
- Missions-Benedik terinnen Von Tutzing (in German)
- Kloster Helfta
- Benediktin erinnenabtei St. Hildegard
- Eibingen
- Anglican Benedictines
- Order of the Holy Cross
- South Africa
- Bethlehem Priory
- Lexington KY
- Lutheran Benedictines
- St. Augustine's House
- Oxford, Michigan
- Östanbäck Monastery
- Holy Cross Monastery
- West Park, NY
- Saint Gregory's Abbey
- Byzantine Benedictine Communities
- See Byzantine Monasteries
- Ecumenical Benedictines
- Saint Benedict's Abbey/Abadia San Benito
- Bartonville, IL
- St. Benedict Center, Madison, Wis.
- Lay communities
- St. Benedict's Farm
- (non-canonical) Waelder, TX
- White Robed Monks of Saint Benedict
- Benedictine Monastery, Dallas, TX
Other Benedictines
The American Congregation of St. Benedict (not in communion with Rome)
Benedictines in Education
Villa Madonna Academy Benedictine College Atchison, KS 66002-1499 Maur Hill Prep School Atchison, KS Marian Heights Academy Benet Academy Lisle, IL Benedictine University Lisle, IL St. Anselm's Abbey School St. Leo College Saint Leo, FL St. Bede Abbey Academy Peru, IL. Saint Benedict's Abbey Benet Lake, WI Monastery St. Benedict Center Madison, Wisconsin Benedictine High School Richmond, VA St. Martin's College Lacey, WA College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN Saint John's Preparatory School Collegeville, MN Saint John's University Collegeville, MN Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH Mount Michael Abbey High School Elkhorn, NE Saint Vincent Abbey College Latrobe, PA Benedictine Music (Gregorian Chant)
Chant from the monks of Santo Domingo de Silos Chant on the Web Benedictine Publications
Benetvision The Liturgical Press Collegeville, MN Worship The Saint John's Bible Benedictine Crafts
The Printery House of Conception Abbey, MO. Benedictine Activism
Newark Benedictine Volunteers
Photo by Dr. Vess.
