🛕 Östanbäck Monastery

Östanbäck Monastery or the Monastery of the Holy Cross and the Prophet Elijah is an Evangelical Lutheran monastery for men in the Benedictine tradition, located outside Sala in Sweden. The Monastery of the Holy Cross and the Prophet Elijah is under the auspices of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Sweden. The monks are known as The Brothers of the Holy Cross. The Mass is offered daily and the Divine Office is prayed by the monks seven times a day. The Brothers of the Holy Cross at Östanbäck Monastery engage in candlemaking to support their life, and are active in gardening and the raising of koi. The post-nominal letters used by the Brothers of the Holy Cross at Östanbäck Monastery are O.S.B. given that the monks follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. As of 2000, ten monks live at the Monastery of the Holy Cross and the Prophet Elijah, while a number of oblates are associated with it.