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 St. Meinrad Archabbey: St. Meinrad, IndianaSt. Meinrad Archabbey is a Benedictine monastery located among the rolling hills of southern Indiana in a small town named St. Meinrad. It is the home to about 100 monks. Among their main works are a graduate school for Roman Catholic priesthood studies and lay ministry studies; Abbey Press, an international mail-order firm that markets inspirational gifts, cards, books and other publications; Abbey Caskets, which sells to the public simple wooden caskets similar to those used by the monks; and the Guest House and Retreat Center, which hosts retreats year round. St. Meinrad was founded by monks from the Swiss Abbey of Einsiedeln in 1854.
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