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The monks and local colonists built a monastery in 1881 and completed the Abbey Church (Basilica of the Immaculate Conception) in 1891. Conception College grew, as did the number of monastic vocations.
Conception Abbey was established on 8 December 1873, by Benedictine monks of the Swiss abbey of Engelberg as a place of refuge should their monastery be suppressed by the Swiss government.
It was believed to occur at 40 days after conception for male fetuses, and 90 days after conception for female fetuses. In 1588, Pope Sixtus V issued a bill decreeing that both contraception and abortion were to be punished by excommunication.
In 1941, on the 50th anniversary of its dedication, Pope Pius XII designated the church of Conception Abbey a minor basilica, an honorary title reflecting its dignity, historical significance and importance as a spiritual center. It was the first basilica west of the Mississippi River.
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May 10, 2021 · On May 10, 1891, Bishop John Hogan traveled to Conception to dedicate the nearly finished new church. Abbot Frown and the early monks had decided that the monastery church would be in the Romanesque style.
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Jul 19, 2003 · In 1881, Conception was given the status of abbey and Frowin was appointed abbot, a position he held for more than 40 years. In that time, he lead his community through a period of remarkable growth.
