Abadía de Cristo Rey

Abadía de Cristo Rey, El Siambón, Tucumán, Argentina, is a Benedictine monastery of the Cono-Sur Congregation.

In 1899, Abadía del Niño Dios was founded by the Abbey of Belloc, France, a member of the Subiaco Congregation.

[1] In 1956, twelve monks from Abadía del Niño Dios, five priests, six clerics, and on brother, established a monastic foundation at El Siambón, a mountain-ringed valley 60 km from the provincial capital, San Miguel de Tucumán.

[2] Since the monastery's inception, the community of Cristo Rey has been involved in pastoral work, administering the sacraments to the inhabitants of the neighborhood.

The monks of Abadía de Cristo Rey are under the leadership of Prior Administrator Juan Carlos Romano.