Lisle - Saint Procopius

juridic titleAbbey
type of monastery 45 monks CongregationAmerican Cassinese Congregation (AmCas)address Saint Procopius Abbey
5601 College Road
Lisle, IL 60532-4501
U.S.A.
GMT offsetGMT-06:00
Telephone The number in parenthesis to be skipped when calling from abroad. +1 630 9696410
fax +1 630 9696426
website http://www.procopius.org/
email address stprocopius@hotmail.com
Email of the webmasterguyrj@megsinet.net
code of closest major airport MDW
closest major city Chicago
Lisle
exitfrom I-355...Maple Avenue (west); from I-88...Rte 53 (south)
schools and institutes 14 years old to doctoral students (4200)
university Benet Academy/Benedictine University (0)
museum (Jurica Nature Museum on the campus of Benedictine University)
guesthouse
retreats
newsletter
missionary work
other pastoral activitiesSeveral monks assist at a number of area parishes on weekends. The Abbey also supplies the chaplain to Sacred Heart Monastery (Benedictine Sisters in Lisle).
patronale feastSaint Procopius (4/4)

The Abbey is located about 30 miles southwest of Chicago and is easily accessible via major expressways, two airports (O'Hare [ORD] and Midway [MDW]), and commuter train (Metra) leaving regularly from Chicago's Union Station.