Boniface Wimmer
Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, OSB (1809–1887) was a German monk who in 1846 founded the first Benedictine monastery in the United States, Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, forty miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer | |
|---|---|
| Archabbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Appointed | 1851 |
| Successor | Andrew Hintenach |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | August 1, 1831 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14, 1809 Thalmassing, Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Died | December 8, 1887 (aged 78) Latrobe, Pennsylvania, US |
| Buried | Saint Vincent Cemetery |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | In Hoc Signo Vinces |
| Coat of arms | |
In 1855, Wimmer founded the American-Cassinese Congregation of Benedictine Confederation.
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