New Norcia, Western Australia - monastery coister, Salvado College - postcard

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• Picture / Image:  New Norcia, Western Australia - view of monastery cloister, Church and Salvado College 
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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New Norcia (/ˈnɔːrsiə/) is a town in Western Australia, 132 km (82 mi) north of Perth, near the Great Northern Highway. It is situated next to the banks of the Moore River, in the Shire of Victoria Plains.

New Norcia is the only monastic town in Australia. A ground station for the European Space Agency is located 8 km south of the town.^[2][3]

A significant diversion of the Great Northern Highway - known as the New Norcia Bypass, diverted heavy traffic away from the buildings and town, and was completed in 2017.^[4]

On 1 March 1846, a Benedictine mission to the local native Aboriginals was started about 8 km (5 mi) to the north, led by the two Spanish Benedictines, Rosendo Salvado and Joseph Serra.

Within a year the mission was moved to where the town is today, and on 1 March 1847 the foundation stone of the monastery was laid.

The place was named New Norcia, after Norcia in Italy, the birthplace of St Benedict. Unlike the Italian Norcia, which is pronounced "nor-cha", New Norcia is pronounced "new nor-sia".

used for accommodation and various social functions), the Abbey Church (containing the tomb of Rosendo Salvado), an old mill, a wine press, a hotel and the monastery itself.

The town has attracted interest and tourist visits for most of its existence, and as a consequence a number of guide books and histories have been produced.^[5][6]

Tours of the town are operated daily by the Friends of New Norcia, who also organise the accommodation in the various buildings including the monastery retreat.^[7]

The Benedictine monks continue to occupy the monastery and are involved with most of the enterprises in the town. The last Spanish Benedictine monk of New Norcia died on 18 January 2010, aged 99. He continued to prepare the bread for the monks and olive oil almost upon his death.^{[citation needed]}.

Today New Norcia is increasingly well respected in Australian culinary circles for its quality bakery (built in 1886) offering breads, nutcake and biscotti.^[8] Also maintaining olive oil production and locally made wines; port and ale can be purchased at the community or from special outlets.^[9]

The abbey was founded by a Spanish Benedictine, Rudesindus Salvado, on 1 March 1846. After three years spent among the local aboriginal people, Salvado came to the conclusion that they could be converted to Christianity. Salvado was appointed the first abbot of New Norcia on 12 March 1867. Following his death on 29 December 1900, Father Fulgentius Torres OSB was elected abbot in 1902.

There are 11 monks living in the monastery, ranging in age from 40 to 95. They pray together seven times a day.

Abbots

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• Rosendo Salvado, 12 March 1867 – 29 December 1900, died as abbot, aged 86 years
• Fulgentius Torres, 1902 – 6 October 1914, died as abbot, aged 53 years^[14]
• Anselm Catalan, 1915–1951 (resigned),^[15] died 29 July 1959, aged 80 years
• Gregory Gomez,^[16] 1951–1971 (resigned), died 31 May 1995, aged 91 years
• Bernard Rooney, 31 March 1974 – 15 June 1980 (resigned)
• Placid Spearritt, 29 January 1997 – 4 October 2008, died as abbot, aged 75 years^[17]
• John Herbert, 23 January 2009 to present

From 1983 until 1997, the Territorial Abbey had been suppressed into the Archdiocese of Perth and Spearritt worked as an administrator.