St Bernard De Clairvaux Episcopal Church is a small piece of Europe in Miami Beach. This 12th century Spanish church was originally built in Sacramenia, Spain, where it operated for seven centuries at the Monastery of St. Bernard de Clairvaux. It was eventually turned into a granary.
In the 1920s the cloisters and several other buildings belonging to the monastery, were bought by newspaper baron William Hearst. He had the building dismantled, shipped it to the U.S., and tried to have it re-assembled. Due do to a number of problems this plan never came to pass. In 1954, the pieces found a home in Miami, where the building currently operates as an Episcopalian church.
Visitors can tour the church and the grounds for a fee.
Address:
Ancient Spanish Monastery of St. Bernard De Clairvaux Cloisters, 16711 West Dixie Highway, Miami, FL 33160, United States
Phone: 1 (305) 945-1461, Fax: 1 (305) 945-6986