Trappist Monastery

11 November 1983

The Trappist Monastery (officially, the Abbey of Our lady of the Holy Trinity) is located in rural Huntsville, Utah — about 26 miles (42 km) from Kaysville.

From the brochure:

The Monastery is home to Catholic monks belonging to the Order of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance, often called Trappists.  The name comes from La Trappe Abbey or La Grande Trappe in Normandy in France.  They originated in France in the 1100s and have been in America since 1848.  They came to the Ogden Valley in 1947.  The quadrangle of quonset buildings the monks live in are functional and adequate, as well as unique in the history of monastic architecture.

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The Trappists are a cloistered contemplative monastic community who have chosen a hidden, austere, simple life of prayer and manual labor.  They live in celibate chastity, cheerful poverty, and humble obedience.

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The Chapel

The Salve Regina window above the chapel Sanctuary.

It was a quiet, peaceful visit and we returned from our Veteran’s Day outing with a jar of the monastery’s specialty — Trappist Creamed Honey, described as “a fine blend of Utah honey and various flavors calculated to satisfy a variety of tastes.”