Monastery of the Holy Spirit

The Monastery of the Holy Spirit is a Roman Catholic Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The church belongs to the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance. It is also known as a Trappists order. The monastery was the first location in the USA for Trappist order. In 1944, roughly 64 years ago, Trappist monks left Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky to found the monastery. The young monks began to build the monastery to be a place of holy worship that would allow for conducive prayer and contemplation. Roughly 20 monks left Kentucky to build the monastery in Georgia. People tend to visit the structure as a place to contemplate in silence and beauty.

The building is a masterwork of stone with tall columns, concrete walls, and arches. It is a gothic building with stained glass windows and spires that reach up to heaven. One can join the monastery to become a monk or go there for a spiritual retreat. There is a visitor location onsite to teach one about the history of the monastery. There is also an abbey store, gallery barn, bonsai nursery, and cloister with courtyard to tour during a visit to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit.