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Do not fill this in! {{Short description|Catholic college in Belmont, North Carolina, US}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox university | image = Belmont Abbey College seal.svg | image_upright = 0.7 | name = Belmont Abbey College | former_name = St. Mary's College (1876β1913) | motto = Ut in omnibus glorificetur Deus | mottoeng = That in all things God may be glorified | established = {{start date and age|1876|4|21}} | type = [[Private college|Private]] [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]] | religious_affiliation = [[Catholic church|Roman Catholic]] ([[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]]) | endowment = $9.6 million (2019)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/belmont-nc/belmont-abbey-2910|title=Belmont Abbey's Endowment|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref> | president = [[William K. Thierfelder]] | chancellor = Abbot Placid Solari | location = | city = [[Belmont, North Carolina|Belmont]] | state = [[North Carolina]] | country = United States | faculty = 75 full-time<ref name="BTN">{{cite web|url=http://belmontabbeycollege.edu/admissions/#BTN |title=Admissions - Belmont Abbey College: Private | Catholic | Charlotte, NC |publisher=Belmontabbeycollege.edu |date=2015-09-30 |access-date=2019-04-16}}</ref> | enrollment = 1,654(Fall 2023)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=NC&pg=1&id=197984|title = College Navigator - Belmont Abbey College}}</ref> | campus = Suburban | free_label = Newspaper | free = ''The Crusader'' | colors = Red, black, and white<br />{{color box|231F20}} {{color box|#B7202E}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} | sports_nickname = Crusaders | mascot = Crusader | sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division II]] β [[Conference Carolinas]] | academic_affiliations = [[Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities|ACCU]]<br />[http://www.abcu.info/ ABCU]<br />[[Council of Independent Colleges|CIC]]<br />[[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities|NAICU]] | website = {{URL|https://belmontabbeycollege.edu}} | logo = Belmont Abbey College logo.svg | module = {{Infobox NRHP | name = Belmont Abbey Historic District | embed = yes | nrhp_type = hd | nocat = yes | image = | caption = Site of college in U.S. state of North Carolina | location = 100 Belmont--Mt. Holly Rd.<br /> [[Belmont, North Carolina]] | locmapin = North Carolina#USA | map_caption = Location in [[North Carolina]]##Location in United States | built = 1876 | architect = [[Michael McInerney (architect)|Michael McInerney]] | architecture = [[Gothic Revival]], [[American Benedictine style|American Benedictine]] | added = July 14, 1993 | area = {{convert|37.5|acre|1}} | refnum = 93000584<ref name="nris">{{NRISref |refnum=93000584|version=2010a}}</ref> }} }} '''Belmont Abbey College''' is a [[Private college|private]], [[Catholic Colleges in the United States|Roman Catholic]] [[liberal arts college]] in [[Belmont, North Carolina]]. It was founded in 1876 by the [[Benedictine]] monks of [[Belmont Abbey, North Carolina|Belmont Abbey]]. The college is affiliated with the [[Catholic Church]] and the [[Order of Saint Benedict]]. Belmont Abbey is the only college in North Carolina affiliated with the Catholic Church. == History == [[Image:Benedict.png|thumb|St. Benedict]] Belmont Abbey College was founded in 1876 as St. Mary's College by Benedictine monks from [[Saint Vincent Archabbey]] in Pennsylvania.<ref>Brenner, Morgan G. (2003). The encyclopedia of college & university name histories. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 21.</ref> Father Jeremiah O'Connell purchased Caldwell farm and donated the land to the Benedictines, hoping the community would found a Catholic educational institution in the Carolinas.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Martin|first1=James I.|title=Belmont Abbey College|url=http://www.ncpedia.org/belmont-abbey-college|website=NCpedia|access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref> On April 21, 1876, Father Herman Wolfe, from Saint Vincent, arrived with two students to take possession of the property and begin classes. In 1878, the college held its first commencement exercises. [[Katharine Drexel]], a benefactor of the monastery and college, visited Belmont Abbey in 1904. The present name of the college was adopted in 1913. In 1967 John Oetgen, college president and Benedictine priest, conferred an honorary degree on the [[Protestant]] evangelist [[Billy Graham]], marking what was at the time seen as a bold [[ecumenical]] gesture.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gastongazette.com/articles/belmont-38887-president-abbey.html |title=Gaston Gazette - Gastonia, NC |publisher=Gaston Gazette |access-date=2019-04-16 |archive-date=February 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228100442/http://www.gastongazette.com/articles/belmont-38887-president-abbey.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Originally a college for young men, Belmont Abbey became a coeducational institution in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/pdf/BelmontAbbeyHistory.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625030352/http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/pdf/BelmontAbbeyHistory.pdf |archive-date=2010-06-25 }} Belmont Abbey History</ref> In 1987, Sacred Heart College for women merged with the abbey, and its campus began to host a variety of abbey classes and programs.<ref name="lib.unc.edu">{{Cite web |url=http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/gbnf/shc.html |title=Gone but Not Forgotten - North Carolina's Educational Past - Sacred Heart College |access-date=2010-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605132448/http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/gbnf/shc.html |archive-date=2013-06-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The '''Belmont Abbey Historic District''' was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1993.<ref name="nris" /> It includes at its heart the separately listed [[Belmont Abbey, North Carolina|Belmont Abbey Cathedral]]. Other contributing buildings include the Brothers' Building (1893, 1897, 1904), Old Science (1893), Jubilee Hall (1897), The Monastery (1880, 1891, and 1894), the College Building (or Stowe Hall, 1886, 1888, 1898), Saint Leo Hall (1907), and The Haid (1929).<ref name="nrhpinv">{{cite web | author=Reverend Paschal Baumstein, O.S.B.| title=Belmont Abbey Historic District| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =October 1992| url = https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/GS0020.pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | access-date = 2014-11-01}}</ref> === LGBTQ+ stance === In 2016, the college, along with other religious colleges and universities throughout the United States, came under increasing criticism from [[LGBT]] activists for refusing to implement [[Discrimination|anti-discrimination]] policies on behalf of [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[Bisexuality|bisexual]], and [[transgender]] students. Belmont Abbey College argued that its status as a primarily Catholic institution was in conflict with these anti-discrimination policies. In a statement, the college claimed that such policies would "abdicate the responsibility of the college community as a whole to act in accord with its fundamental identity as a community which publicly identifies itself as in communion with the Catholic Church."<ref>{{cite web|title = Religious colleges granted Title IX waivers on LGBT issues targeted by activists - The College Fix|url = http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/25768/|website = The College Fix| date=7 January 2016 |access-date = 2016-01-12|language = en-US}}</ref> === Faculty health care coverage controversy === <!---still a bit [[WP:UNDUE]] probably needs further shortening---> <!---I trimmed this portion ever so slightly.---> In 2007 the college's administration removed healthcare coverage for "[[abortion]], [[contraception]], and voluntary [[Human sterilization (surgical procedure)|sterilization]]" after discovering that these were covered by the college's healthcare policy. Eight faculty members responded by filing complaints to the North Carolina Department of Insurance, the [[Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]], and the [[National Women's Law Center]]. The latter threatened a lawsuit on behalf of the eight faculty members, several of whom were allegedly lifelong Catholics.<ref name="Crusader">Wentowski, Ray. [http://crusader.bac.edu/english/crusader/print/APR08.pdf "Belmont Abbey Removes Contraception Coverage from Employee Healthcare, Benefits from Contraceptive Sales on Abbey Land"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912002501/http://crusader.bac.edu/english/crusader/print/APR08.pdf |date=September 12, 2008 }}, abbeycrusader.com, May 7, 2008.</ref> On November 11, 2011, Belmont Abbey College sued the federal government over a new regulation that requires employer health insurance plans to provide free coverage of contraceptives and sterilization, even if it may be contrary to their religious beliefs."<ref>{{cite news |author=Patricia L. Guilfoyle |url=http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1104431.htm |title=CNS STORY: Catholic college sues federal government over contraception mandate |work=[[Catholic News Service]] |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113101848/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1104431.htm |archive-date=13 November 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> == Campus == [[File:DJI 0068-May-2016-100.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Belmont Abbey College]] Maurus Hall is centrally located on campus and houses a student lounge, grill, and the Holy Grounds coffee shop. Across from Maurus Hall is the Haid, which serves as a student and community theater. The Haid was originally built as a gymnasium. The Abbey Players now perform there. <!----needs to be in activities--who have performed on campus since 1884.---> Along Abbey Lane, towards the far end of the campus, are the Vincent Abbot Taylor Library and the William Gaston Science Hall. Administrative offices are located in Robert Stowe Hall, with classrooms on the second and third floors. St. Leo's Hall, built in the [[American Benedictine style]], houses the Campus Book Store and Catholic Shop on the first floor. Professorial offices are located in St. Leo's Hall, and Grace Auditorium is located on the third floor. The [[Quadrangle (architecture)|quad]] is located between the Poellath and O'Connell residence halls, both constructed in the early 1960s. Raphael Arthur Hall, constructed in 1967, offers students individual rooms and sits on the hill above Poellath, near Campus Police. The St. Joseph's Eucharistic Adoration Chapel, dedicated in 2008, is across from Campus Police. Wheeler Athletic Center, completed in 1970, is located behind Poellath Hall. At the back of the campus are the four Cuthbert Allen Apartment buildings, built in 1989. The newly renovated Student Commons, located next to the new cafeteria, houses the campus mailroom, snack machines, a lounge area, and Student Life offices. Behind the Student Commons are the St. Scholastica and St. Benedict residence halls. The Lourdes Grotto, an official pilgrimage shrine, is situated behind O'Connell Hall. === Mary Help of Christians Abbey Basilica === {{Main|Belmont Abbey, North Carolina}} [[Image:BelmontAbbeyGrotto.JPG|thumb|right|The Lourdes Grotto]] The Abbey Church, the most prominent building on the college's campus, was completed in 1894 under the supervision of Abbot Leo Haid. Drexel made significant donations to the completion of the structure, which served as North Carolina's first and only [[cathedral]] prior to the erection of the [[Diocese of Raleigh]] in 1924. The church is constructed in the [[Gothic Revival architecture|gothic-revival style]] out of brick and granite, built in the shape of a [[Cruciform|Latin cross]]. The towers of the church, named Ora (the taller) and Labora (the smaller), can be seen from most of the college campus. The taller of the two towers holds bells which ring to signal the celebration of the [[Eucharist]] and the [[Liturgy of the Hours]]. The monastic community continues to hold daily services which are open to the student body and the public. Following the [[Second Vatican Council]], the interior of the Abbey Church was renovated in a [[mid-century modern|modernist]] style in order to facilitate the liturgical reforms of the era. In 1975, Belmont Abbey lost its territorial status and cathedral rank to the newly created [[Diocese of Charlotte]]. In 1998 [[Pope John Paul II]] named the Abbey Church a [[minor basilica]] in recognition of the historic and aesthetic significance of the structure.<ref>{{Catholic-hierarchy|diocese|db006|Territorial Abbey of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians|21 January 2015}}</ref> === Sacred Heart Extension === The Sisters of Mercy of Belmont reside at Sacred Heart Convent, in downtown Belmont. The convent is located on a campus made up of various organizations including Catherine's House, Holy Angels, and Mercy Heritage Center, archives for the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. In 1892 the sisters began a finishing school for girls that eventually became a four-year degree institution, Sacred Heart College. Sacred Heart College closed in 1987, and a section of the Sacred Heart College is now rented by Belmont Abbey and called Sacred Heart Extension; classes are offered at Sacred Heart for both traditional and adult degree students. Belmont Abbey continues to offer [[Alumnus|alumnae]] services to graduates from Sacred Heart College.<ref name="lib.unc.edu"/> === St. Joseph Adoration Chapel === [[File:St. Joseph Adoration Chapel.jpg|thumb|St. Joseph Adoration Chapel]] The Saint Joseph Adoration Chapel was dedicated on November 7, 2008. It marked the first building project under President Bill Thierfelder. Dr. Thierfelder wanted all that came to the Belmont Abbey College campus, that the college finds its center in Jesus Christ. During the Fall and Spring semesters, the chapel is open 24 hours a day for prayers and the Blessed Sacrament is exposed from 6:00am to 9:00pm. === Expansion === Plans were proposed by the president of the college in 2008 to construct a new residence hall on campus in order to facilitate increased enrollment.<ref>http://crusader.bac.edu/english/crusader/print/OCT08.pdf {{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Article in the ''Crusader''</ref> In the Fall of 2012, construction began on two new residence halls to open in the Fall of 2013. In the Summer of 2021, construction began on a state-of-the-art integrated cafeteria. The construction was complete in time for the new cafeteria to open to the student body beginning in the Fall of 2024. The college opened two new residence halls the fall semester of 2023; construction delays forced the halls to be opened halfway through the semester. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://belmontabbeycollege.edu/2023/03/residence-hall-construction-update/ | title=Residence Hall Construction Update | date=March 24, 2023 }}</ref> == Academics == [[Image:Belmontabbeyexcellence.png|thumb|Reminder of the college's Aristotelian commitment]] [[File:Sacredheartcampus.JPG|thumb|right|Chapel at Sacred Heart]] The abbey is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] and approved by the [[American Medical Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://belmontabbeycollege.edu/academics/institutional-research/accreditation.aspx |title=Belmont Abbey College, Charlotte NC - Institutional Research - Accreditation - Liberal Arts:Catholic Benedictine heritage |access-date=2010-05-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529064747/http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/academics/institutional-research/accreditation.aspx |archive-date=2010-05-29 }} Accreditation</ref> More than 80 percent of the faculty at Belmont Abbey hold doctoral degrees in their subjects. After completing a core curriculum, students declare a major and concentrate within their chosen areas of study.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://belmontabbeycollege.edu/academics/Programs/programs.aspx |title=Belmont Abbey College, Charlotte - Belmont NC - Academics | Programs - Liberal Arts:Catholic Benedictine heritage |access-date=2010-05-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523141747/http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/academics/Programs/programs.aspx |archive-date=2010-05-23 }} Academic programs</ref> The college's First Year Symposium, required for incoming freshmen, seeks to acclimate new students to college life. Taught by professors from various fields, this course explains the theories of a [[liberal education]] and introduces students to the [[Rule of St. Benedict]] and the Catholic intellectual tradition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/academics/firstYearProgram/first-year-program.aspx |title=Belmont Abbey - Academics | Programs |access-date=2010-05-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607000601/http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/academics/firstYearProgram/first-year-program.aspx |archive-date=2010-06-07 }} FYS</ref> It is endorsed by [[The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College]].{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} == Student life == <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Studentcommonsbridge.jpg|thumb|The Student Commons overlooking Pat's bridge]] --> === Organizations and Greek life === The Abbey has over 40 student organizations, an active Student Government Association, and many Greek organizations belonging to the college's Greek Council. [[Kappa Sigma]] is the only active fraternity on campus. Active sororities are [[Tau Kappa Delta]] and [[Alpha Sigma Pi]], and also active is the community and collegiate service organization [[Epsilon Sigma Alpha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/admissions/ |title=Admissions - Belmont Abbey College: Private | Catholic | Charlotte, NC |publisher=Belmontabbeycollege.edu |date=2015-09-30 |access-date=2019-04-16}}</ref> === Abbey Players === Belmont Abbey has a theatre department. The Abbey Players were founded in 1883, and have been a part of campus life ever since.<ref>North Carolina Arts Council, ''The Arts in North Carolina'' (1967), p. 114.</ref> At present, the theatre produces six shows a year, representing a wide repertoire of drama, comedy and musicals. Participation in the Abbey Players is open to any interested member of the college community; students, faculty, staff, and monks regularly appear together. In addition, it functions as the Belmont Community Theatre, which brings in theatre artists from the surrounding Metrolina area. === Glee Club === In 1940, the Belmont Abbey and Sacred Heart Glee Clubs toured the Carolinas and Georgia, appearing in [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]], [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], and [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 24, 1940 |title=Belmont Abbey and Sacred Heart College Glee Clubs To Appear Here |pages=14 |work=The Sunday Star-News |publication-place=Wilmington, N.C. |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78002169/1940-03-24/ed-1/seq-14/#date1=1777&index=16&rows=20&words=Abbey+Belmont&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=North+Carolina&date2=1963&proxtext=%22belmont+abbey%22&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |access-date=March 4, 2023}}</ref> === Dining === The campus cafeteria is located on the residential side of campus, next to the Walter Coggins Student Commons. Robert Lee Stowe Hall contains a grill and Holy Grounds coffee shop. === Housing === Incoming freshmen are required to live in either Poellath or O'Connell, two-story single-sex residence halls. Beginning in fall 2013, upperclassmen were given the option to live in the newly built Saint Benedict Hall and Saint Scholastica Hall, single-sex residence halls for males and females respectively. Raphael Arthur Hall provides single rooms. In addition to the five residence halls on campus, upperclassmen are eligible to live in either one of the four on-campus Cuthbert Allen apartment buildings or the Cloisters, off-campus apartments in nearby [[Mount Holly, North Carolina]]. == Athletics == {{Infobox college athletics | name = Belmont Abbey Crusaders | logo = | logo_width = 200 | university = Belmont Abbey College | association = NCAA | conference = [[Conference Carolinas]] (primary) | division = [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] | director = Stephen Miss | location = [[Belmont, North Carolina]] | first season = | teams = 31 | mens_teams = 14 | womens_teams = 14 | coed_teams = 3 | basketballarena = Wheeler Center | baseballfield = Abbey Yard | softballstadium = Crusader Field | soccerfield = Alumni Field | lacrossestadium = Alumni Field | tenniscourt = Reidy Tennis Center | mascot = | nickname = Crusaders | fightsong = | pageurl = https://abbeyathletics.com/ | ncaa titles = | indiv_relay ncaa champs = }} The Belmont Abbey Crusaders participate in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] program. The Crusaders are members of [[Conference Carolinas]]. Men's and women's [[lacrosse]], women's [[golf]]. Men's and women's [[tennis]] and men's and women's [[track and field]] have been added for the 2009 season. [[Al McGuire]] coached Basketball for the Crusaders from 1957 to 1964. During his tenure the team had 5 post-season tournament appearances. In 2009, the Crusaders Baseball team reached the NCAA Division II World Series, at the [[USA Baseball Training Complex]] located in [[Cary, North Carolina]]. The Crusaders were ranked 6th in their respective regional tournament and went on to win four straight against nationally ranked teams to capture their first regional championship. The Crusaders fell to eventual National Champions [[Lynn University]] after winning two in a row. The Crusaders finished the season ranked 3rd in the Nation. In 2012, the women's volleyball, women's soccer, and men's basketball teams all won the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas title. In 2018, the men's lacrosse team won the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas title. In 2021, the women's basketball, and men's basketball teams both won the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas titles. As a member of Conference Carolinas, Belmont Abbey College competes annually for the league's Messick Award, which is presented for demonstrating the best overall sportsmanship over the entire conference schedule. As of 2019, Belmont Abbey Athletics has won the overall Messick Award four times: 2011β12, 2012β13, 2013β14 (tie) and 2016β17.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abbeyathletics.com/sport_virtue/MessickAward|title=Sport and Virtue|website=Belmont Abbey College Athletics Official Site}}</ref> == Notable alumni == * [[Jordan Anderson (racing driver)|Jordan Anderson]] β [[NASCAR]] driver * [[David Brumbaugh]] β [[Oklahoma House of Representatives]] * [[Joseph Cryan]] β State senator and former [[New Jersey General Assembly]] Majority Leader * [[Clay Dimick]] β soccer player * [[Joseph Lennox Federal]] β [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City|Bishop of Salt Lake City]] from 1960 to 1980 * [[Hal Haid]] β baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/haidha01.shtml |title=Hal Haid Stats |website=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=2019-04-16}}</ref> * [[Winder R. Harris]] β [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Virginia]] * [[Nikki Hornsby]] β musician * [[Franklin Lawson]] β soccer coach for [[Georgia Perimeter College]] * [[Robert G. Marshall]] β [[Virginia House of Delegates]] * [[Patrick McHenry]] β [[U.S. Representative]] from [[North Carolina]], Speaker Pro-Tempore of the U.S House of Representatives * [[Eugene O'Dunne]] β pioneering [[Anti-racism|anti-racist]] judge on the Supreme Bench of [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] * [[Emilio Pagan]] β baseball player * [[Alex Pledger]] β basketball player *[[Michal Smolen]] β [[Canoe slalom|slalom canoeist]] * [[Tony Suarez]] β soccer player * [[Vincent Stanislaus Waters]] β Bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh]] * [[Patti Wheeler]] β President and owner of Wheeler Television Inc. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category|Belmont Abbey College}} * {{Official website|http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/}} * [http://www.abbeyathletics.com/ Belmont Abbey Crusaders Athletics] * [http://www.digitalnc.org/institutions/belmont-abbey-college/ Belmont Abbey College historical documents] {{Private colleges and universities in North Carolina}} {{Benedictine colleges and universities}} {{Conference Carolinas navbox}} {{South Atlantic Conference navbox}} {{College sports in North Carolina|state=collapsed}} {{Ex Corde Ecclesiae US Catholic colleges}} {{Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte}} {{National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina}} {{Coord|35.2595756|-81.0409625|display=title}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Belmont Abbey College| ]] [[Category:Education in Gaston County, North Carolina]] [[Category:Charlotte metropolitan area]] [[Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte]] [[Category:Liberal arts colleges in North Carolina]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1876]] [[Category:Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] [[Category:Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities]] [[Category:Benedictine colleges and universities]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Gaston County, North Carolina]] [[Category:1876 establishments in North Carolina]] [[Category:Catholic universities and colleges in North Carolina]] [[Category:University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina]] [[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Gaston County, North Carolina]] [[Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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