First MassAutumn 1804
| Location | Pigeon Hills |
|---|---|
| State/Territory | Pennsylvania |
| County | Adams |
| Modern Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg |
| Historical Diocese | Diocese of Baltimore |
| Date | Autumn 1804 † |
| Priest | Father Urban Guillet |
| Religious Order | Other |
| Rite | Roman (Latin) Rite |
| Expedition | The Pigeon Hills Community Tract |
| Confidence | inferred |
| Submitted by | @ecofire2 |
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This 1804 Pigeon Hills location is the absolute first time the Trappist liturgy was offered within the United States. Led by Father Urban Guillet, these pioneering monks fled the violent suppression of the French Revolution to plant contemplative monastic life in the young American republic.
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