Newark Abbey

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528 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Newark, NJ 07103, USA

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N40° 44' 7.8324" W74° 10' 48.0252"   (40.735509, -74.180007) Start navigation »

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Newark Abbey, formally known as "The Benedictine Abbey of Newark", is a Benedictine monastery located in Newark, New Jersey. It is one of only several urban Catholic monasteries in the country. The monks serve the community through Saint Benedict's Preparatory School and St. Mary's Abbey Church, which are situated on the abbey's grounds.
As of February 2018, the community has eleven members in solemn vows, two in temporary vows, and one novice. Melvin J. Valvano, O.S.B., has been abbot since 1973.
The abbey was the subject of a documentary, The Rule, released in 2014.

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