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St. Procopius Abbey

A Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery of men

Welcome to St. Procopius Abbey

  • Photo of our community, at the end of our 2013 annual community retreat.
    Photo of our community, at the end of our 2013 annual community retreat.
  • Come and See vocation discernment retreat: Aug. 2-4 (see under 'Vocation retreats & events' for more info)
    Come and See vocation discernment retreat: Aug. 2-4 (see under 'Vocation retreats & events' for more info)
  • Fr. Barron will speak at the Abbey on Sept. 24, 2013, at 7pm (see Noteworthy items to the right for more info)
    Fr. Barron will speak at the Abbey on Sept. 24, 2013, at 7pm (see Noteworthy items to the right for more info)
  • Dorothy Day, Servant of God and Oblate of St. Procopius Abbey - see link under 'About us' (photo credit: Milwaukee Journal photo, 1968)
    Dorothy Day, Servant of God and Oblate of St. Procopius Abbey - see link under 'About us' (photo credit: Milwaukee Journal photo, 1968)
  • A bell in the abbey's bell tower. The three bells have been under repair recently and are almost done.
    A bell in the abbey's bell tower. The three bells have been under repair recently and are almost done.
  • Our Holy Father, Pope Francis (image from Vatican website)
    Our Holy Father, Pope Francis (image from Vatican website)
Photo of our community, at the end of our 2013 annual community retreat.
Photo of our community, at the end of our 2013 annual community retreat.
Noteworthy items...
Aug. 2-4: Come and See Vocation Discernment retreat -- see here for more info
Fr. Robert Barron, president/rector of Mundelein Seminary, will deliver the 2nd talk in the abbey's The Documents of Vatican II lecture series. He will speak at the Abbey on Sept. 24, 2013, at 7pm. The event is free and open to the public (media must call ahead) -- see here for more
Dorothy Day, Servant of God (d. 1980), was an oblate of St. Procopius Abbey. The abbey has been asked to join in praying for her canonization (see updated page for more info).
Summer Schedule begins June 7 (see here for more info).
Congratulations to the 2013 graduates of Benet Academy!

Welcome to the website for St. Procopius Abbey!


St. Procopius Abbey is a Benedictine monastery of priests and brothers, who live in community, seeking God by a life of prayer, obedience, and personal conversion, according the Rule of St. Benedict. 


Prayer and conversion are at the heart of our life. At the same time, we also serve in outside apostolates, especially in the schools that we founded and continue to sponsor, Benet Academy and Benedictine University.


I hope you find this website helpful for learning about us and also about events at the abbey.


Peace in Christ,

Abbot Austin G. Murphy, OSB