About Southern Indiana

Castle on the Hill

The Sis­ters of St. Bene­dict of Fer­di­nand were founded in 1867 by four young Bene­dic­tine sis­ters who came from Cov­ing­ton, Ken­tucky, to teach Ferdinand’s Ger­man settlers.

In the past 140 years, over 1,000 women have entered the Fer­di­nand Bene­dic­tine com­mu­nity. Their faith, spirit, and energy have led to the estab­lish­ment of six inde­pen­dent monasteries—in Arkansas, North Dakota, Cal­i­for­nia, Louisiana, Indi­ana, and Kentucky—and mis­sions in Peru and Guatemala.

Known as the “Cas­tle on the Hill”, the Monastery, founded in 1867, is home to one of the nation’s largest com­mu­ni­ties of Bene­dic­tine women.  The dis­tinc­tive, recently-restored Romanesque dome, rises majes­ti­cally over the town of Ferdinand,standing at 87 feet from the floor and 32 and a half feet in diameter.

Through­out the church, 89 angels are present, 16 of which are depicted on the stained-glass win­dows sur­round­ing the dome.  The church is listed on the National Reg­is­ter of His­toric Places and has been des­ig­nated an Offi­cial Project of Save America’s Treasures.

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