Honor our Heritage, Hope for the Future
"Anniversaries prompt us to look back at beginnings and to celebrate stability, perseverance, and endurance. May this anniversary also encourage us to look forward and recommit ourselves to the prayer and work that the monks and world need today in a community characterized by reverence, welcome, and love so that in all things, God may be glorified."
— Abbot Benedict Neenan, OSB
Tenth Abbot of Conception Abbey
Commemorate this Moment in Time
Harmony in Art: The Beuronese Murals of Conception Abbey
This limited-edition volume in honor of Conception Abbey's 150th anniversary features and explains the art throughout the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. 120 pages.
Iconic to the Basilica since the 1800s, the murals and art that fill this sacred space depict the lives of Mary, Jesus, and St. Benedict. The murals are more than mere decoration—they are Gregorian Chant in visual form. Even when the Basilica is empty, God is symbolically worshipped and praised continually in the paintings themselves. We invite you to dive deeper with every page into the beautiful art of Conception Abbey’s Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Hardcover, 9.5 x 13
