The Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu, New Mexico is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery that belongs to the English Province of the Subiaco Congregation of Benedictine monasteries. The monastery is surrounded by miles of untouched wilderness of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness area accessible by Forest Road 151. The monastery was founded by Aelred Wall, O.S.B., a monk of Mount Savior Monastery in Pine City, New York in 1964. The monastery provides sanctuary to men from many nations. English is the common language of the house. Christ in the Desert has a guesthouse in which men and women can stay and join the monks in the chapel and share the monastic Divine Office and the Mass. The monks also manage a gift shop that sells books and religious items, work on the land, create crafts, do computer work and maintenance of the grounds and facilities. The monastery is powered entirely by solar power and it has one of the largest private solar power systems in the US,
Forest Rd 151, Abiquiu, NM 87510, Phone: 575-613-4233
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