Assumption Abbey, Missouri
{{Short description|A religious house in Missouri}}
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Assumption Abbey, also known as the Abbey of Our Lady of the Assumption, is a community of monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, popularly known as Trappists. The Abbey, is located in Douglas County, seventy-five miles southeast of Springfield, Missouri.
History
The monks first came to Ava, Missouri from New Melleray Abbey in Iowa in 1950 to establish the monastic life there. They run a successful business selling fruitcakes.{{Cite web |last=Stiles |first=Nancy |date=2017-11-24 |title=Sequestered in the Missouri Ozarks, these monks make 30,000 fruitcakes a year |url=https://www.feastmagazine.com/travel/springfield/sequestered-in-the-missouri-ozarks-these-monks-make-30-000-fruitcakes-a-year/article_91c1af10-ce0d-11e7-97fa-b3cc4e9a9bf0.html |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Feast Magazine |language=en |quote=Sequestered in the Missouri Ozarks, these monks make 30,000 fruitcakes a year. Assumption Abbey in Ava, Missouri, sells its fruitcakes all over the world, including in the famous Williams-Sonoma holiday catalog.}} After the number of monks continued to decrease for decades, the Trappist monks gave their monastery to a group of Cistercians from Vietnam in 2019.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title=Not Just Assumption Abbey: New $20 million monastery now underway, three other religious facilities located nearby |url=https://www.ozarkcountytimes.com/news-local-news/not-just-assumption-abbey-new-20-million-monastery-now-underway-three-other |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Ozark County Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Christopher |first=Brother |date=2019-09-11 |title=Assumption Abbey transferred to Common Observance Cistercians |url=https://www.trappists.org/2019/09/11/assumption-abbey-transferred-to-common-observance-cistercians/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists) |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.assumptionabbey.org Assumption Abbey Official Web Site]
Category:Catholic Church in Missouri
Category:Christian organizations established in 1950