Abadía de San Benito
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Abadía de San Benito, Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, is a Benedictine monastery of the Cono-Sur Congregation. Originally established in Buenos Aires, the monastery became an abbey in 1950 and later transferred to the outskirts of Luján. As of 2020, the monastery was home to 13 monks, under the leadership of Abbot P. Jorge Moran.[1]
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Monastery information | |
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Other names | Abadía de Luján |
Order | Cono-Sur Congregation, Order of Saint Benedict |
Established | 1914 |
Mother house | Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos |
Dedicated to | St Benedict |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján |
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Founder(s) | Fr Fermín de Melchor |
Abbot | Jorge Moran |
Prior | Fernando Rivas |
Site | |
Location | Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
Coordinates | 34.57184367189157°S 59.16019406408438°W / -34.57184367189157; -59.16019406408438 |
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