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June, 2007
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To Prefer Nothing to Christ
Saint Meinrad Archabbey 1854–2004

Edited by Cyprian Davis, OSB
(St. Meinrad, Ind.: Abbey Press, 2004. Illustrations, notes.)

Founded in Spencer County in 1854, Saint Meinrad Archabbey has long been an institutional and architectural landmark in southern Indiana. As one of several imposing Benedictine monasteries in the United States, St. Meinrad's, an offshoot of the famous Benedictine Abbey of Maria Einsiedeln in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, enjoys a pride of place as archabbey of the Swiss Benedictine Confederation. Its monastery-sponsored seminary has provided a steady stream of priests and religious who have served the Catholic Church down through the years. The intellectual and cultural accomplishments of some of its monks and alumni have contributed substantially to Catholic life in the United States. 1
      One of the monastery's premier historians, Father Cyprian Davis, O.S.B., edited this collection of essays to commemorate the monastery's sesquicentennial. While it lacks the cohesiveness of a straightforward account, Father Davis's compilation does provide a number of fascinating snapshots of different aspects of Saint Meinrad's. In addition to their competence in their respective areas of expertise, the contributors, for the most part, bring a sensitivity to the deeper meaning of monastic life. . . .
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