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Güigüe Abbey
Benedictine abbey in Güigüe, Venezuela / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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San José Abbey, Güigüe, Venezuela, is a Benedictine abbey of the Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien. Currently located to the south of Lago de Valencia, the monastic community was originally established as a mission procure in Caracas following World War I. Caracas' expansion restrained the development of the abbey, and in the late 1980s the monks relocated to Güigüe. The community's superior is Fr Abbot José María Martínez Barrera.
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Other names | San José Abbey |
Order | Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien, Order of Saint Benedict |
Established | April 2, 1923 |
Mother house | St. Ottilien Archabbey |
Dedicated to | St Joseph |
Diocese | Valencia |
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Founder(s) | Abbot Fr Norbert Weber, OSB |
Abbot | José María Martínez Barrera |
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Location | Güigüe, Carabobo, Venezuela |
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