Overview
Tarrawarra Abbey is a community of Cistercian monks in the heart of the Yarra Valley, 60 kilometres north-east of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1954 by Mount St Joseph Abbey, Roscrea in Ireland, the monks of Tarrawarra belong to the worldwide Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance (OCSO), popularly known as the “Trappists”.
Cistercians
Cistercian monks follow the Rule of St Benedict as this was interpreted by a reform movement initiated by St Robert, St Alberic, and St Stephen at the monastery of Cîteaux, France in 1098. Within a short period of time, monasteries following this renewal were found from Ireland to Hungary, and from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, some being home to hundreds of monks, many attracted by the influence of St Bernard of Clairvaux and other spiritual giants of his generation.
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