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Waegwan Abbey
Waegwan Abbey in 2008
Waegwan Abbey is located in South Korea
Waegwan Abbey
Location within South Korea
Monastery information
Other namesSt Maurus and St Placidus Abbey
OrderCongregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien, Order of Saint Benedict
Established1952
Dedicated toSt Maurus and St Placidus
DioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Daegu
People
Founder(s)Fr Timothy Bitterli, OSB
AbbotBlasio Park
PriorAnselmo Park
Site
LocationWaegwan, Chilgok, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
Coordinates35°59′20″N 128°24′12″E / 35.988832°N 128.403246°E / 35.988832; 128.403246

Saint Maurus and Saint Placidus Abbey, Waegwan, Chilgok, North Gyeongsang, South Korea is a Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien. Established in 1952 by Korean monks who had survived the dissolution of the Territorial Abbey of Tokwon and Holy Cross Abbey in Yanji, the monastery is currently home to 131 monks. Fr Blasio Park is the current abbot.

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