Abbot Lawrence Stasyszen, OSB is the 10th Abbot of St. Gregory’s Abbey.

He professed vows as a monk of St. Gregory’s Abbey on July 11, 1985, and was ordained to the priesthood on August 6, 1994. He was elected Abbot on January 6, 2006, and blessed on February 24, 2006. Abbot Lawrence holds an associate’s degree from St. Gregory’s College and completed a bachelor’s degree from St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH, with a major in English and minor in Philosophy. He holds a licentiate and doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical Athenaeum of Sant’Anselmo in Rome. His specialization is Monastic Studies, with his doctoral dissertation having concentrated on the writings of John Cassian, whose writings from the 4th century influenced subsequent movements of spirituality, including the Rule of St. Benedict.SHOW NOTES:St. Gregory's Monastery: monksok.org