You Can Finally Check 'Buy a Monastery' Off Your Bucket List

REDDING, CT -- So you told your spouse you wanted to buy a home with a little history, did you...?

• Address: 49 Dorethy Road, Redding, Connecticut
• Price: $2,845,000
• Square Feet: 7214
• Bedrooms: 5
• Bathrooms: 6 Full and 2 Half Baths
• Built: 2005
• Features: Destiny awaits the new custodian of what is undoubtedly one of the most heavenly places on earth. This soul stirring, once in a lifetime offering combines a total of 15.19 pastoral acres with the associated residences/outbuildings corresponding to #41, #45, & #49 Dorethy Rd, including the inspirational pre-Civil war barn (moved from Newtown in 1980) which has served as the stunning Chapel for Redding's beloved Benedictine Grange/Center for Spiritual Studies. "Father John" Giuliani originally acquired the entire parcel in 1977 to establish a monastic community of brothers; but instead, it was destined to become one of the most popular worship centers in the state. As quoted in the NY Times, per Father John, "This has become what people wanted it to be, a place where they could worship contemplatively in a monastic setting where they can reflect and feel closer to God and to the earth." The original compound includes the historic home (1,993 sf, 3-6 BR, 2 BA); cottage (1,516 sf, 1 BR, 2BA) w/meditation room & studio; horse stables; sheds; & majestic setting w/specimen trees, flowering gardens, & the "Sacred Labyrinth", one of the largest in the world. In 2005, 8.11 acres were sold to a devout church family who commissioned the late architect Victor Lazzaro to design & build the magnificent neighboring home (9,670 sf, 5BR, 6/2 BA). As fate would have it, it is time for all associated parties to move on, resulting in this joint offering opportunity. Inquire for further details.

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