Abbey of St. Walburga
Catholic community of Benedictine sisters who pray the full Divine Office
Abbey of St. Walburga
✟ Christian (Roman Catholic) | Virginia Dale, CO
Home to a community of Benedictine sisters in a verdant valley in northern Colorado, the Abbey of St. Walburga is named in honor of St. Walburga, an eighth-century Anglo-Saxon missionary to what is now Germany. The motherhouse, St. Walburga’s Abbey, is in Eichstätt, Bavaria. The Colorado community was established in 1935 when the Abbess, concerned about the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party, set up several American missions (including St. Walburga Monastery, in Covington, Kentucky and St. Emma Monastery in Greenburg, Pennsylvania). Today, the sisters live in community, raise llamas, farm the land, and welcome pilgrims and guests. As contemplative Benedictine nuns, their primary duty is to pray the full Divine Office, a series of seven prayer services held throughout the day. Prayer services and daily Mass are open to the public. The abbey is also open to guests for day and overnight retreats.