St. Scholastica
A private suite with exterior access, a meditation and study area, and views of Cerro Romauldo.
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Camaldolese Benedictine · California’s Central Coast
Come into
the quiet.
A life rooted in prayer. A welcome open to you.
Discover our contemplative community in the hills of San Luis Obispo.
Monastery of the Risen ChristSolitude · Community · Contemplative outreach
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Three suites.
Room to be still.
Find a quiet place for prayer, reading, and renewal in one of our three hospitality suites.
St. Benedict
A quiet room for individual retreat, prayer, and reflection.
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St. Romuald
A simple space for solitary prayer and a slower rhythm.
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Booking & availabilityOur hospitality suites are temporarily accommodating monks evacuated from New Camaldoli Hermitage. We hope to resume reservations after February 2027, circumstances permitting. Please contact the monastery for the latest information.
An invitation to pause
A rhythm of prayer.
A place to belong.
You are welcome to share in the prayer of our monastic community. Come for a moment of stillness, for the Eucharist, or for the simple grace of praying together.
LaudsMorning prayer
EucharistMass
Adoration & meditationExposition of the Blessed Sacrament
VespersEvening prayer
Published public prayer times. Please confirm the schedule for your planned visit. Vigils and Compline are private.
Space for the life within
Discover the monastery.
Prayer & presence
Gather in the chapel.
Share in communal worship and the contemplative life that gives this place its rhythm.
Overnight hospitality update
Making room for our brothers.
Our suites are temporarily housing monks evacuated from New Camaldoli Hermitage. Reservations are paused, with reopening hoped for after February 2027, circumstances permitting.
A life shared, a tradition lived.
Rooted in an ancient tradition
Contemplative life,
in the heart of
the Central Coast.
We are a Catholic community in the Camaldolese Benedictine tradition. Our life brings together personal prayer, life in community, and a contemplative presence in the world.
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Words for the journey
Read. Listen. Reflect.
Around the monastery
A living community.
A shared work of hospitality
Help this quiet
life continue.
Your generosity helps sustain the prayer, hospitality, grounds, and everyday life of the monastery. There are many ways to take part.