Güigüe Abbey

Güigüe Abbey
Güigüe Abbey church
Interactive map of Güigüe Abbey
Monastery information
Other namesSan José Abbey
OrderCongregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien, Order of Saint Benedict
EstablishedApril 2, 1923
Mother houseSt. Ottilien Archabbey
Dedicated toSaint Joseph
DioceseValencia
People
FoundersAbbot Fr Norbert Weber, OSB
AbbotJosé María Martínez Barrera
Site
LocationGüigüe, Carabobo, Venezuela

San José Abbey, Güigüe, Venezuela, is a Benedictine abbey of the Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien. Currently located to the south of Lago de Valencia, the monastic community was originally established as a mission procure in Caracas following World War I. Caracas' expansion restrained the development of the abbey, and in the late 1980s the monks relocated to Güigüe. The community's superior is Fr Abbot José María Martínez Barrera.

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