College Profile for: Conception Seminary College
Conception Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery of the Swiss-American Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation. The monastery, founded by the Swiss Engelberg Abbey in 1873 in northwest Missouri's Nodaway County, was raised to a conventual priory in 1876 and elevated to an abbey in 1881. At present the community numbers sixty-five monks who celebrate the Eucharist and Liturgy of the Hours daily and who staff and administer Conception Seminary College, the Printery House, and the Abbey Guest Center. Monks also serve as parish priests and hospital chaplains in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph and other dioceses. The abbey is located in Conception, Missouri.
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37174 State Hwy V V
Conception, MO
64433-0502
660-944-2218 (general)
660-944-2851 (financial aid)
660-944-2886 (admissions)
Web Site:
http://www.ConceptionAbbey.org
