Yenki Abbey
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Holy Cross Abbey |
| Order | Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien, Order of Saint Benedict |
| Established | 1922 |
| Disestablished | 1946 |
| Dedicated to | Holy Cross |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanji |
| Abbot | Bishop Theodore Breher |
| Site | |
| Location | Yenki (Yanji), Jilin, China |
Holy Cross Abbey, Yenki (Yanji), Jilin, China, was a Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien. Established in 1922 as a mission station, the monastery later became the seat of the Vicariate Apostolic of Yenki. After the withdrawal of Soviet forces following World War II, the monastery was suppressed by the People's Republic of China. While many of the monks were repatriated to Europe, others moved to South Korea and founded the Abbey of Waegwan.
In 1920, Propaganda Fide created the Vicariate Apostolic of Wonsan, with the Abbey of St Benedict, Tokwon, as its administrative and spiritual center. The next year, Propaganda Fide added to the Vicariate Apostolic parts of eastern Manchuria that included large Korean populations. However, such a large mission field was too vast to administer from one location. On July 19, 1928, the Prefecture Apostolic of Yenki was formed out of the northern parts of the Vicariate Apostolic of Wonsan. On December 22, 1922, the Missionary Benedictines of Tokwon had established a mission station in Yenki, which was now converted into a proper monastery. The monks of Yenki served primarily as missionaries, living at parishes and occasionally returning to the monastery.
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