There’s A Monastery Hidden In Missouri And You’ll Want To Visit
By Liz Oliver|Published April 16, 2018
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Liz Oliver
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Liz is a Missouri native with a B.A. in English from Mizzou and a M.A. in Non-Profit Administration from Lindenwood University. She works for a STL metro-area community college and enjoys writing, traveling, and indoor cycling. Her true passion is forcing her encyclopedic knowledge of Missouri facts on uninterested strangers from across the globe!
Hidden in plain sight in rural northwest Missouri is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery. Conception Abbey has been serving the Midwest since 1876. Find peace and tranquility when you visit this stunning monastery. Read on to find out how to plan your visit to Conception Abbey.
Just an hour and a half north of Kansas City is the serene Conception Abbey. The view as you drive up to the monastery is simply stunning.
Conception Abbey, also known as the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery. Today, 65 monks call the monastery home.
On site you'll find the Printery House, where monks print religious works, cards, and other contemporary religious art and Catholic gifts. The print shop is one of the ways the monks support themselves and the abbey.
Explore the grounds on a tour and see the beauty of rural northwest Missouri. The monks work this land. They care for 960 acres of farmland and orchards.
