New Norcia
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New Norcia is a historic monastic town in Western Australia, renowned as the country’s only Benedictine community and noted for its distinctive Spanish-style architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Norcia Station | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic pilgrimage site
ⓘ
locality ⓘ monastic town ⓘ town ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
historic mission settlement for Aboriginal people
ⓘ
important site in Western Australian religious history ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| distanceFromPerth | about 132 kilometres north of Perth ⓘ |
| established | 1847 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Benedictine monks ⓘ |
| founder |
Dom José Benito Serra
NERFINISHED
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Dom Rosendo Salvado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Benedictine Community of New Norcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChurch | Abbey Church of New Norcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
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tourism ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
art gallery
ⓘ
guesthouse ⓘ monastery shop ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| hasMonastery | New Norcia Benedictine Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProduct |
bread
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olive oil ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| heritageArchitectureStyle |
Spanish colonial style
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monastic architecture ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | contains many heritage-listed buildings ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Benedictine monastery
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Spanish-style architecture ⓘ being Australia’s only monastic town ⓘ heritage-listed buildings ⓘ monastic hospitality ⓘ religious retreats ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Shire of Victoria Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Western Australia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nursia (Norcia), Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | New Norcia Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| primaryRite | Latin Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Wheatbelt region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Benedictine Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Western Australia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Australian Western Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Norcia Station