Saint Brigid of Kildare Methodist Benedictine Monastery

Saint Brigid of Kildare Methodist Monastery is a double monastery of The United Methodist Church located in the American city of Saint Joseph, Minnesota. The monastery was founded in 1999 by Sister Mary Ewing Stamps, OSD. Being a double monastery, its members constitute both monks and nuns. The guiding sources for Saint Brigit of Kildare Methodist Monastery include the Holy Bible, the Rule of Saint Benedict, the Benedictine Breviary, and Methodist texts such as The United Methodist Hymnal, The Book of Discipline, and the writings of John Wesley. Since the monastery's dedication on the feast day of Saint Brigid in 2000, Saint Brigit of Kildare Methodist Monastery counts sixteen members, including thirteen Methodists, one Catholic, and one Disciples of Christ member, ranging in age from under thirty to over eighty years old.