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at the Priory in the years immediately preceding its 1961 elevation in rank. When Fr. Alban became the first abbot, Fr. Strittmatter was appointed the prior at the Abbey. He was a scholar of ancient and medieval history and theology and in 1962 and in 1963 was affiliated with Princeton's
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for the existence of God. Initially, the monks were housed in an old farmhouse; the first church/monastery was built on a hill above South Dakota Avenue at 14th Street in 1930. A major addition was made to the monastery building in 1960, designed by noted architect
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In 1942, the monks opened the Priory School, and they became wholly dedicated to teaching at their own school. As the number of monks increased, the monastery was made a conventual priory of the
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purchased a tract of land on Sargent Road, and in 1923, Saint Anselm's Priory was born. The house was formed under the sponsorship of
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as the most challenging in Washington, D.C., and as the most challenging private high school in the U.S.
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in Scotland, which provided monastic training and sponsorship for the new priory. It was named after
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elevated the Priory to the rank of Abbey, and the name of the Priory School was changed to
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Saint Anselm's Abbey
Saint Anselm Abbey

Saint Anselm's Abbey (Washington, D.C.) is located in the District of Columbia
Saint Anselm's Abbey (Washington, D.C.) is located in the United States
Order
Benedictines
Fort Augustus Abbey
Saint Anselm of Canterbury
Diocese
Archdiocese of Washington
Cardinal Wilton Daniel Gregory
Thomas Verner Moore
Abbey
Coordinates
38°56′45.2″N 76°59′05.3″W / 38.945889°N 76.984806°W / 38.945889; -76.984806
www.stanselms.org
Benedictine
Abbey
Washington, D.C.
St. Anselm's Abbey School
Washington Post
Thomas Verner Moore
Fort Augustus Abbey
St. Anselm of Canterbury
ontological argument
Philip Johnson
English Benedictine Congregation
Pope John XXIII
St. Anselm's Abbey School

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