New Norcia Monastery, New Norcia WA

New Norcia is located 130 km north-east of Perth via the Great Northern Highway.

Unique Benedictine religious community in the wheatbelt.

The Monastery which, although built in the early years of twentieth century, is located on the site where the first mission building was constructed in 1847. The monastery was built to house a monastic population of around 55. Today there are about half that number leading a life of communal prayer and hard work.Read more