The Abbey of New Clairvaux Sacred Stones Project: Building a Monastery History anno Domini 529 Rule of Saint Benedict
Place 1098 Beginning of Cistercian tradition - Citeaux, France Spirituality Vina, CA 1115 St. Bernard - Abbey in Clairvaux, France 1190- Santa Maria de Ovila monastery - Trillo, Spain 1220
1848 Gethsemani monastery - Kentucky Community 1931 William Randolph Hearst purchases Ovila Chapter House; ships stones to California 1955 28 monks from Gethsemani arrive in Vina and found Abbey of New Clairvaux 1955 Father Thomas sees the Sacred Stones in Golden Gate Park – A vision is born Lay Cistercian 1994 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco awards Sacred Stones to Trappist Monks Community the Abbey of New Clairvaux 2003 Restoration of 800-year-old Chapter House begins…
One-of-a-Kind Project
• When completed, the Chapter House will showcase the only example of original Cistercian Gothic architecture in North America. • The Chapter House will be the oldest structure west of the Mississippi
Gethsemani, Citeaux, Kentucky France
Abbey of Santa Maria De Oliva, Spain Clairvaux, France
The Abbey of New Clairvaux Vina, California 580 Acres Peter Lassen - Rancho Bosquejo Leland Stanford - Great Vina Ranch
Funding Timeline Chapter House Phase
Original Purchase Restoration Construction & Transportation & Reconstruction 1190-1220 1931 2003+ Leadership
Abbey of Santa Maria Benefactors San Francisco Abbey of New Clairvaux de Oliva California Vina, California Trillo, Spain Project Patrons $6.8 Million St. Bernard Benefactor: Benefactor: Society King Alphonso VIII William Randolph Leadership Hearst Benefactors
1190 A.D. 2007 Next 1000 Years
• Library Draft • Cloister Estimated • Pastoral Center • Church • Monks Offices $16+ Million