St. Sylvester’s Monastery, Montefano
Ampitiya, Sri Lanka

Details

History

Motherhouse : Montefano
Foundation : 1927
Conventual priory : 1983


Community

Congregation : Silvestrine
Prior : Fr. Shamindra Jayawardena
Monks : 44
Dependent houses : 6


Activity

Parishes; Retreats; Jams and Cordials; Orphanage; Interreligious dialogue; Animal husbandry; Devotion to the Holy Shroud

Resident of the College

Kokila Fernando

Student
Faculty of Theology
Pontifical Athenaeum Sant’Anselmo

Sylvestro Benedictine Monks in Sri Lanka

From the YouTube channel Montefano Productions

Photos used with permission from Fr. Shamindra Jayawardena OSB