Saint Anselm's Abbey (Washington, D.C.)

St. Anselm's Abbey
Location within the District of Columbia
Saint Anselm's Abbey (Washington, D.C.) (the United States)
Monastery information
OrderBenedictines
Established1924
Mother houseFort Augustus Abbey
Dedicated toSaint Anselm of Canterbury
DioceseArchdiocese of Washington
People
AbbotAbbot James Wiseman, O.S.B.
PriorRev. Philip Simo, O.S.B.
ArchbishopRobert Walter Cardinal McElroy
Important associated figuresFounder: Fr. Thomas Verner Moore, O.S.B.
Architecture
Functional statusAbbey
Site
Location4501 South Dakota Avenue, N.E.; Washington, DC
Coordinates38°56′45.2″N 76°59′05.3″W / 38.945889°N 76.984806°W / 38.945889; -76.984806
Websitewww.stanselms.org

St. Anselm's Abbey is a Benedictine Abbey located at 4501 South Dakota Avenue, N.E., in Washington, D.C. It operates the boys' middle and high school St. Anselm's Abbey School, which was ranked by the Washington Post as the most challenging in Washington, D.C., and as the most challenging private high school in the U.S.

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