The Cloister Shoppe
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543 Springfield Ave.
543 Springfield Ave.
Summit, NJ US
The quickest way to get
in contact with us is email: giftshop *@* summitdominicans.org
Thanks for shopping with us! God bless you for your support!
About our Monastery:
The Cloister Shoppe is the online shop of the Dominican Nuns of the Monastery of Our Lady of the
Rosary, Summit, New Jersey. To learn more about our monastic way of life please
visit our website: summitdominicans.org
About our Products:
Our monastery’s line of
soaps and candles are handcrafted in small batches with love and care. We use
the finest and highest quality ingredients in all our products. All our soaps
contain glycerin to soften, combined with Shea Butter Goats milk to moisturize
and nourish the skin. Our wide variety of fragrances from florals to musks
makes gift-giving fitting for everyone. Best of all, because all our items are
packaged by our nuns each of the products are wrapped with prayer.
About our Name:
The Story Behind the
Soap’s Name Translated from the French as the “Sign of God”, the “Seignadou”
(pronounced “Seh-nya-doo”) was seen by our founder, St. Dominic de Guzman on
July 22, 1206, as he kept vigil on a hilltop in Southern France. In answer to his
prayers for guidance, a large fireball descended from the heavens and hovered
over the the Church of Saint Mary of Prouilhe. His prayers were answered. He
would establish the the first shoot of the “Holy Preaching” at this sacred site
marked out by God, the first community of Nuns of the Order of Preachers. We
chose this name, so beloved to Dominicans, for our soap in honor of the 800th
Anniversary of the founding of the Nuns.