Blue Cloud Abbey

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Blue Cloud Abbey is a Benedictine monastery located near Marvin, South Dakota. It is a member of the Swiss-American Congregation. Blue Cloud was founded in 1950 from St. Meinrad Abbey in Indiana. The monks were involved in ministry on several Indian reservations, but are now engaged in a variety of ministries. Currently the Abbot is Fr. Thomas Hillenbrand. There are twenty-two monks who belong to the abbey. The patron saint of the monastery is Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Snows.

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