St. Benedict Abbey in the city of Atchison, Kansas is a community of monks belonging to the Order of Saint Benedict. The abbey was established back in the year 1857 to offer education to the children of German settlers within the Kansas Territory. St. Benedict’s Abbey today is the Catholic Order of St. Benedict’s local center. The present St. Benedict’s Abbey was constructed in 1928, serving as a home for the monks who serve as administration and faculty for Benedictine College, founded in 1971 upon merging the Mount St. Scholastica College for women and St. Benedict’s College.

1020 N 2nd St, Atchison, KS 66002, Phone: 913-367-7853

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