Founded in 2016 South Africa, we moved to the East End Historic District of Charleston, West Virginia in July 2026, 2 blocks from the State Capitol, after 3 years situated in Virginia’s Historic Northern Neck.

Our Lady of Good Hope, is home to a small but growing community of monks who desire to live, work, and pray together, following the Rule of Saint Benedict and a more than 1500 year old monastic tradition.

The Benedictines of Stilfontein Priory, provide pastoral support to Saint Luke’s Church as well as Our Lady of Good Hope Church. The Fathers and Brothers also serve as chaplains to various nursing homes, hospitals, universities, and prisons in the area.

The Monastery also maintains an Annex House in Stilfontein, South Africa which serves as a place of retreat and respite for the monks returning to visit family as well as serving as a base for mission trips from the United States as well as the former Priory in Montross, VA.

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STILFONTEIN PRIORY | 501 ELIZABETH STREET | CHARLESTON | WEST VIRGINIA 25311 | (304) 553-0950