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Visitors ask...Belmont Abbey or the Monastery at Belmont Abbey - is there a difference?

A perennial search for this blog is "Belmont Abbey." It is usually paired with "Tridentine," "Masses," etc. Belmont Abbey College is a college located in Charlotte, NC run by the Benedictines . Therefore, searches which pair "Belmont Abbey" with "Masses" are likely to lead to a dead end or to an article on how the College decided to change its health plan for religious reasons. The Monastery at Belmont Abbey is located on the campus of Belmont Abbey College: Belmont Abbey is a monastery of about twenty men, founded in 1876. Its members pray and work together according to the teachings of the Gospel and the wisdom of Saint Benedict. The Abbey is situated on a 700-acre campus in the Piedmont area of North Carolina. While it is positioned near the conveniences of urban life, it has preserved the benefits of its somewhat removed location, wh...