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Monastery of St. Gertrude

Monastery of St. Gertrude Monastery of St. Gertrude - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Monastery of Saint Gertrude is a Benedictine nunnery near Cottonwood, Idaho County, Idaho. Founded by three Benedictine nuns from St. Andrew's Abbey, Sarnen, Switzerland who immigrated in 1882, it was designated the motherhouse for the community in 1909. Its main building and chapel were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel in 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

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