founded in the United States by monks from Einsiedeln Abbey: Saint Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinrad, Indiana Subiaco Abbey in Logan County, Arkansas St. Joseph Abbey in Saint Benedict, Louisiana Marmion Abbey in Aurora, Illinois Prince of Peace Abbey in Oceanside, California One monastery, now closed, was San Jose Priory in Solola, Guatemala. Monastery The library contains nearly 250,000 volumes and many priceless manuscripts. . The library contains the Versus de scachis, the earliest mention of chess in Western literature. The work of the monks is divided chiefly between prayer, work and study. At pilgrimage times the number of confessions heard is very large In 2013, the community numbered 60 monks. Attached to the abbey are a seminary and a college for about 360 pupils who are partially taught by the monks, who also provide spiritual direction for six convents of consecrated religious women. The monastery complex, the abbey's library, archives and music collection are listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as Class A objects of national importance. School One of the abbey's apostolates is a school (Gymnasium) for the seventh to twelfth grades which has existed in its present form since 1848. Its alumni include Gall Morel, Franz Fassbind, Philipp Etter, Hans Hürlimann and his son Thomas Hürlimann, Bruno Frick, and Anatole Taubman. It is still a territorial abbey, meaning that it is located in a territory that is not part of any diocese which the abbot governs "as its proper pastor" (Canon 370, Codex Juris Canonici) with the same authority as a diocesan bishop. Fahr Convent Located in separate cantons, Einsiedeln Abbey and Fahr Convent, a community of Benedictine nuns, form a double monastery, both under the authority of the male Abbot of Einsiedeln. The female prioress of Fahr cannot be elected to oversee both communities. Dependencies Ufenau Ufenau is a small island in Lake Zurich owned by Einsiedeln Abbey. Open to the general public, the island is home to a conservation area and tourist accommodation. Endigen Endigen is a district in the town of Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland owned by Einsiedeln Abbey. It has been owned by the abbey since at least the 13th century. The Einsiedlerhaus, meaning "house of the Einsiedeln abbey" is an historic building in Endigen also owned by the abbey. Cultural Heritage Gallery Bibliography Moreau (Odile et Richard): D'Einsiedeln à la Salette au fil des siècles : avec