Monastery, Nova Scotia Explained

Monastery is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County at the junction of Nova Scotia Trunk 16 and 4.^[1]

St. Augustine's Monastery was located in Monastery,^{[2] [3]} replacing an earlier Trappist monastery. Our Lady of Grace Monastery, an Augustinian monastery, is now located in Monastery.^[4]

Monastery railway station was operated by Canadian National Railway Company and later by VIA Rail, but has not been served by passenger trains since 1990.^[5]

Further reading

• Web site: Monastery . Destination Nova Scotia. https://web.archive.org/web/20070812060756/http://www.destination-ns.com/common/places.asp?PlaceID=207#general . 2007-08-12 .
• Web site: Monastery webcam . Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, Nova Scotia . March 23, 2015.
• Web site: Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Monastery, Antigonish County . Multicultural Trails . https://web.archive.org/web/20100323050248/http://www.multiculturaltrails.ca/level_3/number122.html . 2010-03-23 .

45.6033°N -61.6161°W

Notes and References

1. CAZZU. Monastery. 27 December 2019.
2. Book: Saga of St. Augustine's Monastery, Monastery, N.S.. 1970s. (16) including covers.
3. Web site: St. Augustine's Monastery. CardCow.com. March 23, 2015.
4. Web site: Our Lady of Grace Monastery. March 23, 2015.
5. Web site: Historical Nova Scotian Railway Photographs - Canadian National Lines . Nova Scotia's Railway Heritage . March 23, 2015.