St. Joseph’s Abbey
St. Joseph's Abbey is a Trappist monastery in Spencer, Massachusetts. The community of monks was founded in 1825 in Nova Scotia, Canada. In the early 20th Century, they moved to Rhode Island, and then in 1950 decided to move to Spencer.Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: Trappist abbey in the USA
- Also known as: “Saint Josephs Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Browning Pond.
Browning Pond
Reservoir
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Browning Pond is located in Oakham and Spencer, Massachusetts. This 89-acre great pond forms the headwaters of the Seven Mile River. It is part of the Chicopee River Watershed.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Brookfield and Oakham.
North Brookfield
Town
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North Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,735 at the 2020 census. The town includes the census-designated place of North Brookfield. North Brookfield is situated 4 miles southwest of St. Joseph’s Abbey.
Oakham
Village
Oakham is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,851 at the 2020 census. Oakham is situated 4 miles north of St. Joseph’s Abbey.
Paxton
Village
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Paxton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,004 at the 2020 census. Paxton is situated 4½ miles east of St. Joseph’s Abbey.
St. Joseph’s Abbey
- Categories: Trappist monastery and religion
- Location: Spencer, Worcester, Central Massachusetts, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Spanish—“St. Joseph’s Abbey” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Абатство Сейнт Джоузеф”
- Catalan: “Saint Joseph’s Abbey”
- Dutch: “Saint Joseph’s Abbey”
- Dutch: “St. Joseph’s Abbey”
- French: “Abbaye Saint-Joseph de Spencer”
- French: “abbaye Saint-Joseph”
- German: “Saint Joseph’s Abbey”
- German: “Trappistenabtei Spencer”
- Japanese: “セントジョゼフ修道院”
- Russian: “Аббатство Сент-Джозеф”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Saint Joseph”
- Spanish: “abadia de San Jose”
- Spanish: “abadía de San José”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Spencer and Hillsville.
Nearby Places
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