The Cono-Sur Congregation (Congregatio Cono-Sur) is a congregation of monasteries within the Benedictine Confederation. Founded on 27 December 1976, the Congregation now includes ten male monasteries spread throughout four of the countries of South America's Southern Cone region. Additionally, eight female monasteries are members of the Congregation. The current Abbot President of the Congregation resides at Monasterio Benedictino Santa MarÃÂa in Los Toldos, Argentina.
The first communities, that joined a newly erected congregation were: the Abbey of San Benito in Buenos Aires, formerly belonging to the Solesmes Congregation; the Abbey of Niño Dios in Victoria, formerly belonging to the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation; the Priory of Cristo Rey in El Siambón, also formerly belonging to the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation; the Priory of Santa MarÃÂa in Los Toldos, formerly belonging to the Swiss Congregation and the Priory of the SantÃÂsima Trinidad in Las Condes, formerly belonging to the Beuronese Congregation.
List of member houses and dependencies
Male
- Argentina
- AbadÃÂa del Niño Dios (1899), Entre RÃÂos
- Monasterio de la Pascua, Canelones, Uruguay
- Monasterio San Benito de LlÃÂu LlÃÂu, Limache, Chile
- AbadÃÂa de Cristo Rey, El Siambón, Tucumán
- AbadÃÂa Santa MarÃÂa de Los Toldos, Los Toldos
- Monasterio Benedictino, Tupäsy MarÃÂa, Santiago, Paraguay
- AbadÃÂa de San Benito, Luján
- Padres Benedictinos, Buenos Aires
- Monasterio de Ntra. Sra. de la Paz, San AgustÃÂn, Córdoba
- Chile
- AbadÃÂa de la Ssma. Trinidad de Las Condes, Santiago
Female
- Argentina
- Monasterio Nuestra Señora del Paraná (1987), Aldea MarÃÂa Luisa, Entre RÃÂos
- AbadÃÂa Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza, Rafaela, Santa Fe
- AbadÃÂa Gaudium Mariae (1979), San Antonio de Arredondo, Córdoba
- Monasterio Nuestra Señora de la Fidelidad, San Luis
- AbadÃÂa de Santa Escolástica (1941), Victoria, Buenos Aires
- Chile
- Priorato Santa MarÃÂa de Rautén, Quillota
- Monasterio de la Asunción de Santa MarÃÂa Virgen, Rengo
- Uruguay
- Monasterio S. MarÃÂa Madre de la Iglesia, Montevideo
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