Who We Are

Our Monastic Community

Welcome to the Monastery of St. Gertrude! We are glad you are here.
 

Monastery of St. Gertrude Community in the Chapel, April 2009.
Monastery of St. Gertrude Community in the Chapel, April 2009.


We are monastic women who follow the ancient Rule of Benedict. Using early Christian communities as our model, we live out the values of praying together, living together, sharing all things in common, and serving the wider community. We are a religious community of 56 Professed Sisters (13 Sisters are serving away from the Monastery) and 1 novice.

We strive to live a balanced life of prayer, work and leisure and are committed to fostering Healing Hospitality, Grateful Simplicity and Creative Peacemaking in the world. We work to express this commitment in all that we do.

You have likely met us in hospitals, schools, on diocesan boards, at our Monastery or Museum, or through our oblates, volunteers or employees. We might have been your teacher, nurse, counselor, spiritual director or parish minister. We may have cared for your aging parents, taught your children, prayed for you, suffered with you and celebrated with you.

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Quick Facts Abut St. Gertrude's:

Current Membership

  • 56 Professed Sisters
  • 1 Novice
  • 19 members born on the Camas Prairie
  • 1 woman in formation born on the Camas Prairie
  • Women in the formation process each of the last 8 years
  • Over 60 Oblates
  • Over 100 Volunteers

Annual Visitors

  • 1,500 retreatants

  • Over 600 conference and meeting participants

  • Over 8,500 Museum visitors and special event attendees

  • 500 students through classroom group tours at the Museum

  • Hundreds of personal family, friends and others

Employees

  • 23 employees, from the local area

  • 20 infirmary aides employed by local home health agency

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 Contact the Monastery of St. Gertrude, Spirit Center and the Historical Museum at St. Gertrude
465 Keuterville Road, Cottonwood, Idaho 83522-5183    Phone: 208-962-3224    Fax: 208-962-7212    E-mail:  monastery@stgertrudes.org
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