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Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani

So you know how some people enjoy going to church to pray, learn about God, and be with other people who believe the same things as them? Well, the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani is a really special place where monks go to do those things all the time!

It's like a big, quiet, peaceful house in the countryside of Kentucky, where a group of men called monks live together and spend their days doing things like praying, reading, working in the garden, and making things like cheese and fruitcake.

The monks believe in God and follow a set of rules to help them live good, peaceful lives. They wear special black and white clothes and sometimes sing beautiful songs together in a church that they built themselves.

People from all over the world come to visit the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani to see this special way of life and maybe even learn a little bit about themselves and their own spirituality.