Record #:

24666

Author(s):

O’Kelly, Michael

Abstract:

Belmont Abby is the only one of its kind in America and is the center of an independent diocese. It was established in the wilderness in 1876 but is now home to the monastery, cathedral, and Belmont Abby College.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 18, January 1955, p14-17, il

Subject(s):

Belmont Abbey; Belmont Abbey (Gaston County); Gaston County--Description and travel; Gaston County--History