Abbey of the Genesee

Great bake shop and serene monastery

Stopped here on the way back from Geneseo College to get some freshly baked bread. The store keep suggested I take look at the monastery for its beauty. She wasn’t wrong! Well worth the short indoor w...

So glad we stopped

The church and the property were beautiful. Very helpful staff in the monks store which was surprisingly huge with a lot of items. We bought several things and will definitely go back.

A Saturday of Glory visit

A very spiritual retreat from the bustling of the city. Rollins fields, hills and serene beauty all around make this a peaceful place. The noise of the swimming Ducks in the pond and the Robins near ...

A must stop before leaving the area.

Very peaceful place to visit, where Cistercian monks make Monk's Bread. Stop in to their store/gift shop to buy their artisan breads that aren't available in stores, and to buy one of their several v...

Quick peaceful stop

I like to stop here to pick up some of the monks’ delicious bread and other baked goods and to stop in the chapel for a quick prayer or meditation. Nourishing for body and soul.