Mount Saviour Monastery is a historic farm and

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campus within a

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located near Pine City, Chemung County,

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. It encompasses 10

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s and 3 contributing sites on a working farm in continuous operation since 1865. The monastery was founded in 1950 and the property is owned by the Benedictine Foundation of New York State. Located on the property are the contributing Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel (1953) and East and West Buildings (1964), St. Joseph's House (1954-1957), St. Peter's House (Former Nagel/Hofbauer House, 1874), St. Gertrude's House (Former Durmstadt House, 1865), Mount Saviour Monastic Cemetery (1960), Good Shepherd Lay Cemetery (1955), St. Peter's Barn (Former Nagel/Hofbauer Barn, c.1890/1942), Main barn (1959), Arts & Crafts Building & Storage (Former Shop Building and Kiln, 1962/1973), Wagner House (Former Neilitz House, 1879), St. James's House (Former Harding House, 1870), and Annex (Former milk house and now monastery guest house, 1870/1961). ''Note:'' This includes an
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in 2015. The Monastery of Christ in the Desert in

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developed from Mount Saviour in 1964."About us", Monastery of Christ in the Desert
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External links

Abbey website
Benedictine monasteries in the United States Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) 1950 establishments in New York (state) Gothic Revival architecture in New York (state) Italianate architecture in New York (state) Buildings and structures in Chemung County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Chemung County, New York Italianate church buildings in the United States {{ChemungCountyNY-NRHP-stub