Despite the challenges, from learning a new language to navigating a different culture there are profound reasons to consider this path.

As a Cistercian community, our daily schedule is anchored in the tradition of St. Benedict’s Rule, where prayer frames every moment

A post with lists and maps of the cistercian monasteries in Europe, including links to the websites.

A short summary of the long history of Seligenthal Abbey, including the origins, the Secularization and a unique prayer the nuns pray daily.

History of the Cistercian Order. Members of the Cistercian Family. List of cistercian monasteries.