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Saint Vincent Archabbey is a Benedictine monastery in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the city of Latrobe. A member of the American-Cassinese Congregation, it is the oldest Benedictine monastery in the United States and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The shrine is dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul.
Area code. 724. FIPS code. 42-41680. Website. cityoflatrobe .com. Latrobe ( / ləˈtroʊb / lə-TROHB) is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,060 as of the 2020 census. A part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, it is located near Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut Ridge.
Saint Vincent Seminary is a Catholic seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Father Boniface Wimmer in 1846, who came from Saint Michael's Abbey in Metten, Bavaria, to establish Saint Vincent Archabbey as the first Benedictine monastery in North America. It is the fourth oldest Catholic seminary in the United States.
History. Unity Township was incorporated on September 23, 1789. Initial records show settlement going back to 1760. Residents of Mount Pleasant Township petitioned the court to establish a new township around the area next to the Loyalhanna creek, based on the inconveniently large size of the existing township, which made it necessary to travel long distances to conduct township affairs.
The city's Memorial Day parade begins at 10:30 a.m. and ends with ceremonies at approximately 11 a.m. in Forest Rose Cemetery, 1238 N. Columbus St. Lithopolis.
Aloysius Stehle was born on 30 April 1877, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and orphaned at a young age. [1] In 1885, Boniface Wimmer took in both Aloysius and his older brother Joseph and they entered school at St. Vincent, where Stehle did quite well. Upon graduating, Aloysius decided to enter St. Vincent Archabbey, and made his first vows on 11 ...
There are 54 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. One site is further designated as a National Historic Landmark. Another property was once listed but has been removed. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024. [2]
Butler St. Entrance of Allegheny Cemetery Octavius Catto grave at Eden Cemetery. Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh (Lawrenceville neighborhood) Arlington Cemetery (Pennsylvania), Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania; Beechwoods Cemetery, Washington Township, Jefferson County; Bergstrasse Cemetery; Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Pittsburgh), Pittsburgh -