New Norcia

New Norcia

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House Partner: Bacolod Kinder School, Philippines
House Patron: Sr Peter Damian McKinlay

This Benedictine monastery is in Western Australia and was founded by Dom Salvado in 1846.

As one of the earliest Benedictine communities in Australia, they had strong links with the aboriginal people and their just and fair treatment of them was unique for its time.