Mosteiro da Santa Cruz

The Monastery of Santa Cruz is a Benedictine religious community founded in the city of Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil, on May 3, 1987, by six monks sent from the Monastery of Notre Dame du Barroux, located in France. Since 1988, its activities in defense of Catholic principles have been spread throughout Brazil and abroad, under the auspices of Patriarch São Bento and sponsored by the Blessed Virgin Mary.