Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey
Barcelona, Spain
Details
History
Discovery of the “Holy Image” and presence of hermits : 880
Foundation as a priory : 1025
First “singing boys” : 1223
Independent abbey : 1409
Napoleonic destruction : 1811
Restoration and recovery : XIX-XX Centuries
Community
Congregation : Sublacense Cassinese
Abbot : Fr. Manuel Gasch
Number of monks : 58
Dependent houses : 2
Activity
Pastoral care of the Sanctuary; School of Cantors; Guesthouse; Publishing; Radio and TV studio; Binding; Theological school
Residents of the Collegio
Jordi Puigdevall
Student
Pontifical Institute of Liturgy
Pontifical Athenaeum Sant’Anselmo
Jordi-Agustí Piqué
President
Pontifical Institute of Liturgy
Pontifical Athenaeum Sant’Anselmo
Josep Maria Sanromà
Registrar
Pontifical Athenaeum Sant’Anselmo
Photos used with the permission of Òscar Bardají
