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PHOTO: Monastery, South Wing; by Br. Elias 1999
Assumption Abbey
Monastery

 

About 35 monks reside here at the monastery; another 25 members of our community are stationed elsewhere.

PHOTO: Abbey Archives: East Wing circa 1900 This 1900 photograph shows the first monastery residence a year after the monastic community moved to Richardton. Most of the first floor was taken up by a chapel, which also served as a church to the local catholic population.

The chapel at Christmas 1906
PHOTO: Abbey Archives: East Wing Monastery, circa 1906

PHOTO: Abbey Archives: North and East Wings, circa 1905 This 1905 photograph shows the north wing nearing completion, and the start of the brick facing on the 1900 east wing.

PHOTO: Abbey Archives: North and East wings, circa 1906 By 1906, the north wing and the brick face have been finished.
A steeple with a hidden water tank has also been added.

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418 Third Avenue West, Richardton, North Dakota 58652
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