Saint Anselms Abbey Cemetery
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Saint Anselms Abbey Cemetery

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

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  • Get directions 4501 South Dakota Avenue NE
    Washington, District of Columbia 20017 United States
    Coordinates: 38.94669, -76.98379
  • 202-269-2300
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Saint Anselm's Benedictine Abbey
4501 South Dakota Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20017
Tel: 202-269-2300
Fax: 202-269-2312

In the early 1920s, a group of Americans under the direction of Rev Thomas Verner Moore purchased a tract of land on Sargent Road, and in 1923, Saint Anselm's Priory was born. The house was formed under the sponsorship of Fort Augustus Abbey in Scotland, which provided monastic training and sponsorship for the new priory. It was named after St. Anselm of Canterbury, the eleventh-century archbishop and theologian best known for his ontological argument for the existence of God. Initially, the monks were housed in an old farmhouse; the first church/monastery was built on a hill above South Dakota Avenue at 14th Street in 1930. A major addition was made to the monastery building in 1960 to accommodate the growing number of monks.

In 1942, the monks opened the Priory School, and they became wholly dedicated to teaching at their own school. As the number of monks increased, the monastery was made a conventual priory of the English Benedictine Congregation. In 1961, His Holiness Pope John XXIII elevated the Priory to the rank of Abbey, and the name of the Priory School was changed to St Anselm's Abbey School.

Saint Anselm's Abbey grounds are approximately 40 acres atop a hill in Washington DC and includes the monastic building of St Anselm's Abbey, an academic building, and an athletics/performing arts complex. The grounds also contain several tennis courts, athletic fields, batting cages, a cemetery and woodland areas.












Saint Anselm's Benedictine Abbey
4501 South Dakota Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20017
Tel: 202-269-2300
Fax: 202-269-2312

In the early 1920s, a group of Americans under the direction of Rev Thomas Verner Moore purchased a tract of land on Sargent Road, and in 1923, Saint Anselm's Priory was born. The house was formed under the sponsorship of Fort Augustus Abbey in Scotland, which provided monastic training and sponsorship for the new priory. It was named after St. Anselm of Canterbury, the eleventh-century archbishop and theologian best known for his ontological argument for the existence of God. Initially, the monks were housed in an old farmhouse; the first church/monastery was built on a hill above South Dakota Avenue at 14th Street in 1930. A major addition was made to the monastery building in 1960 to accommodate the growing number of monks.

In 1942, the monks opened the Priory School, and they became wholly dedicated to teaching at their own school. As the number of monks increased, the monastery was made a conventual priory of the English Benedictine Congregation. In 1961, His Holiness Pope John XXIII elevated the Priory to the rank of Abbey, and the name of the Priory School was changed to St Anselm's Abbey School.

Saint Anselm's Abbey grounds are approximately 40 acres atop a hill in Washington DC and includes the monastic building of St Anselm's Abbey, an academic building, and an athletics/performing arts complex. The grounds also contain several tennis courts, athletic fields, batting cages, a cemetery and woodland areas.












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