Order of the Holy Cross
Anglican monastic order that follows the Rule of St. Benedict
The Order of the Holy Cross is an international Anglican monastic order that follows the Rule of St. Benedict.
History
The order was founded in 1884 by the Rev. James Huntington, an Episcopal priest, in New York City. The order moved to Maryland briefly before settling in West Park, New York, in 1902.
Houses
As of 2018 the Order of the Holy Cross maintained five houses:
Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, New York
St. Benedict's Priory, Volmoed, South Africa
Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery, in Grahamstown, South Africa (closed August 2019).
Mount Calvary Retreat House and Monastery, Santa Barbara, California (closed c. 2019)
Holy Cross Priory, Toronto, Ontario (closed 2024)
The Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery, in Grahamstown, was closed in August 2019, although Holy Cross School, a work of the Order of the Holy Cross, is still active on the site outside Grahamstown.
Mount Calvary House, located in the hills high above Santa Barbara since 1947, burned to the ground in a wildfire on 14 November 2008. The community relocated to a site near the city center.
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