Monastery of Christ in the Desert
The Monastery of Christ in the Desert is a Benedictine monastery in Abiquiu, New Mexico. It belongs to the English Province of the Subiaco Congregation.
Location within New Mexico | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Benedictine |
| Established | 1964 |
| Mother house | Mount Savior Monastery (Pine City, New York, United States) |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Santa Fe |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Aelred Wall, O.S.B. |
| Important associated figures | Thomas Merton |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | George Nakashima |
| Site | |
| Location | Abiquiu, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States |
| Coordinates | 36°22′40.80″N 106°40′49.80″W |
It is located in the Chama River Canyon Wilderness area 75 miles north of Santa Fe. It is accessible by Forest Road 151, a 13-mile dirt road off of US route 84.
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