Corpus Christi Monastery

Corpus Christi Monastery, founded in 1891, is the oldest monastery in the United States of nuns of the Dominican Order. It is an offshoot of Notre-Dame-de-Prouille Monastery, the first monastery of nuns founded by Dominic de Guzman, founder and namesake of the Order, in France in 1206.

Church
…lies at an elevation of 89 feet (27 metres)
Description: place of worship in Hunts Point, Bronx County, New York

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hunts Point Library and American Bank Note Company Printing Plant.

Hunts Point Library

Library

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.

Hunts Point Library is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Corpus Christi Monastery.

American Bank Note Company Printing Plant

Industrial building

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.

The American Bank Note Company Printing Plant… American Bank Note Company Printing Plant is situated 530 feet north of Corpus Christi Monastery.

Longwood Avenue station

Metro station

Photo: GeneralPunger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Longwood Avenue station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Longwood Avenue station is situated 1,600 feet west of Corpus Christi Monastery.