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Boniface Wimmer
Founder of first American Benedictine monastery (1809–1887) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, OSB (1809–1887) was a German monk who in 1846 founded the first Benedictine monastery in the United States, Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, forty miles southeast of Pittsburgh.[1][2][3]
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Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer | |
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Archabbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey | |
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Church | Roman Catholic |
Appointed | 1851 |
Successor | Andrew Hintenach |
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Ordination | August 1, 1831 |
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Born | January 14, 1809 (1809-01-14) |
Died | December 8, 1887(1887-12-08) (aged 78) Latrobe, Pennsylvania, US |
Buried | Saint Vincent Cemetery |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Motto | In Hoc Signo Vinces |
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In 1855, Wimmer founded the American-Cassinese Congregation of Benedictine Confederation.[4][5][6]