We invite you to take a tour of our historical monastery, which was founded in Mobile, Alabama in 1833. Here you will find information about our way of life "Hidden with Christ in God."

We invite you to take a tour of our historical monastery, which was founded in Mobile, Alabama in 1833. Here you will find information about our way of life 'Hidden with Christ in God.'

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities (as cenobites) or alone (as hermits).

Five nuns from the convent in Georgetown, Washington, D. C. boarded a sailing ship in November, 1832 and arrived in Mobile a month later. Visit our web site for more information. The Convent of the …

The Convent and Academy of the Visitation, properly known today as the Visitation Monastery, is a historic complex of Roman Catholic religious buildings and a small cemetery in Mobile, Alabama, …

Jul 17, 2018 · It is a cloistered order, committed to an apostolate of prayer and characterized by a spirit of humility and gentleness. There are no severe corporal penances such as fasts, long periods of …

The original four nuns from Philadelphia Carmel Mother Francis of the Five Wounds O.C.D. Mother Catherine of Christ the King, O.C.D. Sister Mary Adele of the Eucharist , O.C.D. Sister Bernadette of …

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Learn about the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and His message to humanity. Learn more about it with the sisters of the Visitation. Have a spiritual encounter with the Lord through a retreat here and …

Jan 9, 2024 · Turn off the busy, four-lane road in the heart of Mobile, Alabama, through the gate and onto the grounds of the Visitation Monastery and you enter a different world.