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Founded in 1876, Belmont Abbey College is located ten miles west of Charlotte, NC.The
college is located on land donated by Reverend Jeremiah O’Connell, a missionary priest,
who had purchased the land through foreclosure. He wanted to give the tract to a religious
community that would use it to create an educational institution for youth.
The Benedictine monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, agreed to accept
the land and to found a community and school. On April 21, 1876, the Reverend Herman
Wolfe,O.S.B., arrived with two young students from Richmond, Virginia to take possession
of the property and begin classes that very same day.
Today, the college continues to be sponsored by the monastery. Each fall, the monks of
Belmont Abbey welcome a new class of students into their home as new members of the“Abbey Family.”