Monastery is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County at the junction of Nova Scotia Trunk 16 and 4.[1]

St. Augustine's Monastery was located in Monastery,[2][3] replacing an earlier Trappist monastery. Our Lady of Grace Monastery, an Augustinian monastery, is now located in Monastery.[4]

Monastery railway station was operated by Canadian National Railway Company and later by VIA Rail, but has not been served by passenger trains since 1990.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Monastery". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ Saga of St. Augustine's Monastery, Monastery, N.S. 1970s. pp. (16) including covers.
  3. ^ "St. Augustine's Monastery". CardCow.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "Our Lady of Grace Monastery". Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  5. ^ "Historical Nova Scotian Railway Photographs - Canadian National Lines". Nova Scotia's Railway Heritage. Retrieved March 23, 2015.

Further reading

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45°36′12″N 61°36′58″W / 45.60333°N 61.61611°W / 45.60333; -61.61611 (Monastery, Nova Scotia)