Mosteiro de São Bento (São Paulo)
Mosteiro de São Bento | |
The facade of the monastery | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Order of Saint Benedict |
| Established | July 14, 1598 |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of São Paulo |
| People | |
| Abbot | Dom Mathias Tolentino Braga |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Richard Berndl |
| Style | Neo-Romanesque |
| Groundbreaking | 1910 |
| Completion date | 1922 |
| Site | |
| Location | Largo São Bento, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 23°32′37″S 46°38′02″W / 23.54361°S 46.63389°W |
| Website | www |
Monastery of Saint Benedict (Portuguese: Mosteiro de São Bento) is a Catholic temple located in São Paulo, Brazil. Established on 14 July 1598, the current church was built between 1910 and 1914 by the German architect Richard Berndl. It is formed by the Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, the College of São Bento and the School of Philosophy of São Bento.
Currently, around 45 monks reside in the monastery, where they dedicate their lives to the ora et labora tradition. The Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption contains a choir for the Divine Office in the monastic rite, celebrated daily by the monks, and Mass in the Roman rite, both with Gregorian chant. In May 2007, the monastery hosted Pope Benedict XVI on his first visit to Brazil.