Marymount Hermitage
| Marymount Hermitage | |
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 Distance view of Marymount Hermitage | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Hermitage |
| Town or city | Mesa, Idaho |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 44°38′35″N 116°27′50″W / 44.64318°N 116.46377°W |
| Construction started | 1984 |
Marymount Hermitage is a Roman Catholic hermitage for the Hermit Sisters of Mary in Mesa, Idaho, U.S.. Built on a mesa, it spans 100 acres of rangeland in Adams County.
History
[edit]The Marymount Hermitage was dedicated by Bishop Sylvester William Treinen in 1984.[1] It has ten buildings.[2] Initially, there were six buildings: a chapel, a library, a common room and three hermitage buildings.[2] In 1987, three more hermitage buildings and a bell tower were built.[2] By 1994, a new chapel was built. In 2018, a library known as he Mercy House was built. The Hermitage's main resident is Sister Beverly Greger. [2]
The hermitage welcomes guests on retreats.[2][3]
References
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- ^ O'Neill, Eddie (July 23, 2015). "Hermits and Holiness". National Catholic Register. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Regalbuto, Robert J. (2010). Monastery Guest Houses of North America: A Visitor's Guide. Woodstock, Vermont: The Countryman Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780881509007. OCLC 644250927.
- ^ Joy, Janet (1995). A Place Apart: Houses of Prayer & Retreat Centers in North America. Trabuco Canyon, California: Source Books. p. 43. ISBN 9780940147300. OCLC 31656462.
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