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Abbey Church
From left to right: Marcel Breur (architect) with Abbey Church, undated; Abbey Church 2007 (click thumbnail for larger image)
Architect: Marcel Breuer & Associates, New York
Dates: 1958-1961, 1984
A wealth of information is available about the Abbey Church. See Abbey and University Church: An Introduction and the other sources listed below.
See also the Abbey website for the Guesthouse or the Guesthouse tour.
Selected Bibliography
See also Breuer Bibliography
Abbey and University Church of Saint John the Baptist, 5th ed, a 36-page illustrated booklet about the Abbey Church, 1980.
Abbey Church Tour Brochure, colored photos and descriptions of the church and its features; includes "The Relics of Collegeville: Souvenirs of the Saints" by Michael Kwatera, OSB, from the Abbey Banner, Fall 2002, p. 12-13.
To Praise the Living God, a 16-page illustrated booklet about the Abbey Church planning, ca. 1958.
Abbey Church Construction, a YouTube video (14:40) using archival photos to show the monumental task of building the church.
Thimmesh, Hilary, OSB. Marcel Breuer and a Committee of Twelve Plan a Church: A Monastic Memoir. Collegeville: SJU Press, 2011.
Twomey, Mark “New Church, St. Thomas Hall Ahead of Schedule,” The Record, 10 October 1958, p.4.
Steinbronn, Tim “Stained Glass Artistry Progesses,” The Record, 6 May 1960, p.2.
Haeg, Ben, "86 is Year of Architectural Anniversaries," Alumni Magazine, Autumn, 1986, p. 6-8.
Horwich, Jeff. "Still controversial, the Abbey Church turns 40," Minnesota Public Radio. 24 October 2001.