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St. Getrude’s is a Benedictine monastery in rural Idaho that was founded by Swiss nuns in the United States in 1882 and moved to Cottonwood in 1907. Today the property includes the monastery, an inn, a retreat center, a gift shop and a chapel.

In our launch of the new "Where We Gather" series, we tell a photo story of the Monastery of St. Gertrude.

By Eric Blauer I broke some religious rules at the insistence of an old nun with a huge smile, big hug and a work ethic that would make a curmudgeon Protestant smile.