The Abbey of Our Lady of the Redwoods is a monastic community of the Trappistine branch of Cistercian nuns located in Whitethorn, California, within the Diocese of Santa Rosa.
Noted art director Robert Usher, an extern brother of the Abbey of New Clairvaux in Vina, California had donated his house and grounds to the Cistercians.
[1] The nuns soon settled in and established themselves; they were formally declared a new monastic community on 15 August 1963.
[2] The abbey was dedicated on May 2, 1967, by Leo Thomas Maher, Bishop of Santa Rosa.
[1] The nuns led the traditional Cistercian rhythm of carving out a life of contemplation in harmony with the environment around them.