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Saint Vincent Archabbey and College was founded in 1846 [3] by Boniface Wimmer, a monk from Metten Abbey in Bavaria. On April 18, 1870, the Pennsylvania state legislature incorporated the school as a college, Saint Vincent College. On January 28, 1963 a fire destroyed many of the buildings on campus including a student chapel and a bell tower. [4]
Saint Vincent Archabbey is a Benedictine monastery in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the city of Latrobe. A member of the American-Cassinese Congregation , it is the oldest Benedictine monastery in the United States and the largest in the Western Hemisphere.
Saint Vincent Seminary is a Catholic seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Father Boniface Wimmer in 1846, who came from Saint Michael's Abbey in Metten, Bavaria, to establish Saint Vincent Archabbey as the first Benedictine monastery in North America. It is the fourth oldest Catholic seminary in the United States.
Unity Township was incorporated on September 23, 1789. Initial records show settlement going back to 1760. Residents of Mount Pleasant Township petitioned the court to establish a new township around the area next to the Loyalhanna creek, based on the inconveniently large size of the existing township, which made it necessary to travel long distances to conduct township affairs.
Chuck Noll Field is a 1,050-seat football stadium in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Saint Vincent College Bearcats football team. Since 2007, Chuck Noll Field has hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. It is named after former Steelers head coach, Chuck Noll. [1]
Latrobe (/ l ə ˈ t r oʊ b / lə-TROHB) is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.The population was 8,060 as of the 2020 census.A part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, it is located near Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut Ridge.
St. Vincent Archabbey Gristmill, also known as The Gristmill, is a historic grist mill located in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built in 1854, and is a four-story, frame structure measuring 45 by 40 feet (14 m × 12 m). A 45-by-45-foot (14 m × 14 m) addition was built in 1883.
Southwest of Latrobe off U.S. Route 30 40°17′43″N 79°24′10″W / 40.295278°N 79.402778°W / 40.295278; -79.402778 ( St. Vincent Archabbey Gristmill Unity Township