Saint Emma Monastery
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Saint Emma Monastery (founded 1931) is a Roman Catholic retreat house and monastery for the Sisters of Saint Benedict of Westmoreland County, located in Greensburg, PA.
The current Prioress is Mother Mary Anne Noll OSB.
History
After World War I, the Abbey of Benedictine Nuns of Sankt Walburg in Eichstätt, Bavaria experienced a rapid increase of vocations. At the same time, Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, PA, was in debt, in part due to the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
It was decided that a group would be sent from Bavaria to Pennsylvania. Mother Leonarda Fitz OSB and 10 sisters from Bavaria arrived in Western Pennsylvania on the feast of St. Walburga (February 25), 1931. They proceeded to establish their community at St. Emma and assist the Archabbey through their efforts.
Under the direction of Mother Leonarda, the property for St. Emma Monastery and Retreat House was purchased from John Robertshaw Sr. in 1943 and 1944. The retreat house was built in 1954. The first monastery wing was built in 1960, and the second wing in 1963.
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