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Our Lady of the Angels Trappistine Abbey

Coordinates: 41°47′16″N 140°49′21″E / 41.78785°N 140.822514°E / 41.78785; 140.822514
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Our Lady of the Angels Trappistine Abbey
The Angels Trappistine Abbey
Monastery information
Established1898[1]
Reestablished1927[1]
BishopRoman Catholic Diocese of Sapporo
Architecture
StyleGothic and Romanesque[2]
Site
LocationJapan 346 Kamiyukawa, Hakodate, Hokkaido
Other informationOff-limits to men (still, there are certain areas open to the public)
Websitewww.ocso-tenshien.jp/eng/
Our Lady of the Angels Trappistine Abbey
天使の聖母トラピスチヌ修道院
Religion
AffiliationTrappists
Religious featuresAbbey/Religious tourism
Location
Our Lady of the Angels Trappistine Abbey is located in Japan
Our Lady of the Angels Trappistine Abbey
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates41°47′16″N 140°49′21″E / 41.78785°N 140.822514°E / 41.78785; 140.822514

Our Lady of the Angels Trappistine Abbey (天使の聖母トラピスチヌ修道院, Tenshi No Seibo Torasupichinu Shūdōin) is a women's abbey of Trappists located in the outskirts of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.

This is Japan's first women contemplative order, colloquially known as "The Anjel Garden" (Tenshien[3]).

Founded by a group of eight nuns sent from France[2] in 1898,[1] After that, the building was rebuilt twice due to fires, one in 1925 and the other in 1941.[1]

Rofū Miki visited this place and wrote a lyric called 'Nobara' lit.'Wild rose', a song composed by Kōsaku Yamada, and 'Nobara' became familiar with a Japanese song.[note 1]

Timeline

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  • 1896 – Due to the request of the first head of Catholic Diocese generator in Hakodate, an abbot of the Chinese Consolation Monastery determined to establish a monastery.[citation needed]
  • 1898 – The eight nuns[note 2] arrived at, On 30 April, Our Lady of the Angels Trappistine Abbey was established.[1]
  • 1899 – First two Japanese applicants joined in.[1]
  • 1905 – The two-story brick building was constructed that would be part of the main building's front side.[5]
  • 1907 – Great fire of Hakodate occurred. At that time, some rooms were provided by Sisters of Saint Paul in Hakodate of Chartres as a refuge for orphanages who were kept eye on by nuns.[5][1]
  • 1912 – The production of Dutch cream cheese had commenced. After a few years, started making butter.[5]
  • 1913 – Main building and Cathedral were completed.[1]
  • 1925 – First fire that occurred in October, the Cathedral, etc was destroyed by a fire.[1] After that, reestablished just in two years.[5]
  • 1927 – The main building and Cathedral were restored and designed by Max Heindel who is Swiss architect.[1]
  • 1932 – Monastery commune had been more than 100 people.[1]
  • 1941 – Second fire that occurred in May.[5][1]
  • 1948 – The 50th anniversary ceremony was held.[1]
  • 1956 – Started off manufacturing and baked sweet called 'Madarena'.[1]
  • 1959 – Set off production of butter candies.[1]
  • 1968 – Compline and Grace (prayer) were changed from Latin to Japanese.[1]
  • 1982 – Decided to establish a branch monastery in South Korea.[1]
  • 1987 – Korean monastery, "Sujeong Trappist Monastery" was established.[1]
  • 1998 – The 100th anniversary ceremony was held.[1]
  • 2004 – The cattle barn closed, so dairy farming business ended which lasted about 90 years.[1]
  • 2008 – Visitation Cathedral hosts a public 'Prayer Gathering for World Peace' event for the first time in Japan.[6]
  • 2013 – Butter candy was no longer being produced.[1]
  • 2016 – The ceramic relief was created in the formerly service entrance.[1]
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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Actually, It's Rugosa rose[4]
  2. ^ Members of an Abbey of Ubexy, France

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "平和への思いいつまでも 終戦記念日、各地で追悼行事". Hakodateshimbun. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Our Lady of the Angels Trappistine Monastery: Japan's First Women's Abbey". Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Tobetsu-History-2".
  4. ^ (『山田耕筰作品全集第5巻~独唱曲1 三木露風の詩による作品』春秋社)
  5. ^ a b c d e 天使の聖母トラピスチヌ修道院 青菁社
  6. ^ "平和への思いいつまでも 終戦記念日、各地で追悼行事". Hakodateshimbun. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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