Lisle, Illinois. Founded in Chicago in 1887 by the Right Reverend Boniface Wiromer, O.S.B. Raised to an abbey in 1894. Moved to Lisle in 1915. The Benedictines conduct Saint Procopius College, founded in 1890, with preparatory school and courses in arts and sciences. They have a web site.
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