Welcome to the Mosteiro de São Bento da Bahia in Salvador, Brazil. Founded in 1582, this is the first Benedictine abbey in the Americas, and its community of monks continues to live, pray and serve with great warmth and dedication.
Address
Largo de São Bento 1 - Centro
Salvador - BA
40020-430
Archicoenobium fundatum anno 1582, in Abbatiam erectum die 13 oct. 1584 – prima Abbatia totius Americae – Archicoenobium Brasiliense inde a die 22 aug 1596. Titulo archiabbatiae honoratum est die 24 Nov 1998.