Jubilee at the Monastery of Itatinga (Brazil)

On June 7, 2026, we celebrated with joy and great thanksgiving the opening of the jubilee year of our monastery. In this jubilee, we mark 75 years since the transfer of the Abbey of Hardehausen to Brazil, in Itatinga — a milestone completed on May 28 — as well as the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the Abbey of Hardehausen, which we will complete on the same date next year.

Representatives from several houses were present: the Abbey of Itaporanga, Itararé, Campo Grande, and Santa Cruz de Monte Castelo, as well as from the Monastery of Claraval of our Order, and from the Benedictine Abbeys of São Bento in São Paulo, São Geraldo also in São Paulo, and Nossa Senhora da Paz in Itapecerica da Serra.

The Holy Mass was presided over by Dom Bento de Oliveira, Abbot of Itaporanga and President Abbot of the Brazilian Congregation. The homily was delivered by Dom Luis Alberto.

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