Sr. Escolastica (Albertina) Salgado Magalhâes, OSB
“Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name, you are
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In 1961, a community was founded in Portugal. Today, the Torres Novas with its Priory House in Torres Novas / Portugal includes also the house in Madrid / Spain and the communities in Angola.
ADDRESS : Beneditinas Missionarias; Mosteiro São Bento,Casas Altas; P-2350-434 Torres Novas; PORTUGAL
TEL : 00351-249-811.528
E-MAIL : eleniceferrariapa@gmail.com
“Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name, you are
“Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name, you are
As the World Youth Day 2023 was taking place in Lisabon – Portugal, our sisters in Torres Novas
St. Benedict Monastery, completed and dedicated in 1991, lies on the edge of the city of Torres Novas, about 15 miles (25 km) from Fatima.
One wing of the building is a nursing home for the elderly and offers jobs for 25 employees. The monastery with its beautiful church is the work of an architectural firm available to the town’s projects.
The 11 sisters work in their own nursing home. The sisters take care of 37 elderly, sick and less physically able persons.
The Sisters of Community of Baltar work in the parish of Baltar. The Sisters of the Community of “Our Lady of Good Counsel” in Madrid (Spain) has a small hostel for students. They also guide a group of oblates in Barcelona.
Our Oblates in Barcelona and Madrid expressed their desire to participate in the International Encounter of Benedictine Oblates, in Rome on 2023, so they requested
Angola:Sr. Vitoria and a group of children carrying firewood gathered from the field Instill environmental awareness in our students,starting from the youngest Our Aspirants together
Laudato Si, Praise to you, My Lord! The fruits of the earth and human labor, signs of the goodness of our God!
Sr. Letícia da Costa Alves, 50th Jubilee of Consecrated Life to the Lord Due to the lockdown, everything was very restricted, but she was granted