Boniface Wimmer

Boniface Wimmer, OSB (1809 – 1887), alikuwa abati kutoka Ujerumani ambaye mwaka 1846 alianzisha monasteri ya kwanza ya Wabenedikto nchini Marekani, Saint Vincent Archabbey huko Latrobe, Pennsylvania, takriban maili arobaini kusini mashariki mwa Pittsburgh.^[1][2][3]

Mnamo mwaka 1855, Wimmer alianzisha Jumuiya ya Wabenedikto ya Kikasino ya Kiamerika, sehemu ya Shirikisho la Wabenedikto wote duniani.^[4][5][6]

1. ↑ "Founder's Death: SVC Planning To Observe Anniversary." Latrobe, Pennsylvania: The Latrobe Bulletin, November 27, 1987, p. 1 (subscription required).
2. ↑ "Dead! Arch-Abbot Wimmer Passes Away." Latrobe, Pennsylvania: The Latrobe Advance, December 14, 1887, p. 1 (subscription required).
3. ↑ "Death of Abbot Wimmer." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: The Wilkes-Barre Daily News-Dealer, December 9, 1887, p. 4 (subscription required).
4. ↑ "Personal and Political." Effingham, Illinois: The Effingham Democrat, December 16, 1887, p. 4 (subscription required).
5. ↑ "Archabbot Wimmer (sic): Died Yesterday at St. Vincent's Abbey, Latrobe, Pa." Saint Paul, Minnesota: The Saint Paul Globe, December 9, 1887, p. 6 (subscription required).
6. ↑ "Telegraphic Briefs." Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Democrat, December 10, 1887, p. 8 (subscription required).