Newark Abbey
Archdiocese of Newark | |
Abbot | Rt. Rev. Augustine J. Curley, O.S.B. |
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Prior | Rev. Albert Holtz, O.S.B. |
Archbishop | Most. Rev. Joseph W. Tobin, CSsR |
Site | |
Location | 520 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Newark, NJ |
Coordinates | 40°44′08″N 74°10′48″W / 40.735509°N 74.180007°W |
Website | www.newarkabbey.org |
Newark Abbey, also known as The Benedictine Abbey of Newark, is a
Abbey History
The monastery has its roots in St. Mary's Church, a parish founded in 1842 to serve the immigrant German Catholics.[2] By 1857, monks were sent from Saint Vincent Archabbey (one of two Archabbeys in the United States) in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, to staff the parish and establish a monastic community. The newly-established community was known as Saint Mary's Priory. In 1868, responding to the request of the local Bishop for a school for the children of the workers who would find it difficult to allow their sons to go to a boarding school, the monks founded St, Benedict's College (later St. Benedict's Prep). In 1884, the monastery became independent of Saint Vincent and became known as St. Mary's Abbey. In 1924, land was bought in Morris County, and a daughter-house was established. The title “St. Mary’s Abbey” would be transferred to the daughter house in 1956, with the Newark community becoming known once again as St. Mary's Priory. In 1968, the Newark community was granted independence from St. Mary's Abbey, and took the legal name, the Benedictine Abbey of Newark, being known popularly as Newark Abbey.[3]
In the 1980s, the Abbey faced declining numbers and took out advertisements to appeal to potential monks.[4] The abbey has been the subject of coverage praising its efforts to maintain their educational apostolate at Saint Benedict's Prep.[5]
The monks have a relationship with Nigerian bishop Francis Arinze, who has been a frequent visitor to the Abbey.[6]
Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
The abbey operates a K-12 school,
The Rule
The critically acclaimed documentary about Newark Abbey and its school
References
- ^ DePalma, Anthony (17 September 2020). "How Newark Abbey Symbolizes the Rebirth of a Diverse Community". New Jersey Monthly. Morristown, NJ. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ McPadden, Malachy M., ed. (1992) The Benedictines in Newark [Newark Abbey Press, Newark], p. 5-6
- ^ Curley, Augustine J. (2006) "Monks and the City: A Unique New Experience" https://www.shu.edu/theology/upload/monks-in-the-city.pdf
- ^ Dougherty, Philip H. (21 January 1987). "ADVERTISING; Benedictine Vocations Sought in Secular Press". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Adubato, Stephen (20 August 2021). "How these Benedictine monks' vow of stability affects their students". America. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Golway, Terry (10 April 2005). "UP FRONT: WORTH NOTING; Could Newark End Up With a Friend in the Vatican?". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ DePalma, Anthony (16 August 1981). "ST. BENEDICT'S PREP: AN URBAN SUCCESS STORY". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Smothers, Ronald (26 March 2000). "EDUCATION; Newark School To Offer Shelter With Education". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Narvaez, Alfonzo (18 November 1984). "SCHOOL'S ALUMNUS GIVES IT $5 MILLION". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "The Rule': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ "The Rule - PBS film website".
- ^ "PBS Pressroom - THE RULE". Pressroom.pbs.org. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ "U.S. Department of Education - ed blog". Archived from the original on 2016-03-31.
Further reading
- McCabe, Thomas A. (2011) Miracle on High Street: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, N.J. Fordham University Press: New York.
- Curley, Augustine J. (2017) "The Community and the community: The Newark Benedictines and the Changing Relationship to African Americans.: U.S. Catholic Historian, 35:4 (Fall 2017), 133-161.
- McPadden, Malachy M., ed. (1992) The Benedictines in Newark [Newark Abbey Press, Newark]
- Holtz, Albert (2012) Downtown Monks: A Benedictine Journey in the City Morehouse Publishing, New York. ISBN 9780819227805.
- Thornton, Paul E. (1980) "Ora et Labora." Metro-Newark!, 25:6 (December 1980), 16-19.
External links
- Newark Abbey - official site