St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church (Ancient Spanish Monestary in Miami)

St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church was originally built between 1133-1141 as a medieval Spanish monastery in Sacramenia, Spain.

William Randolph Hurst purchased the building in 1925 and subsequently had the building dismantled brick by brick and shipped to Brooklyn, NY in 11,000 crates. His plan was to rebuild the structure at his San Simeon estate in California. His plans were never completed due to financial difficulties.

In 1952, the crates were purchased by Raymond Moss and William Edgemon who reassembled the building at this site and became a tourist attraction known as The Ancient Spanish Monestery. The reassembly took 19 months and $1.5M.

In 1964, the property was sold to Bishop Henry I. outtit for the Episcopal Diocese of South Florida, later selling the property to Colonel Robert Pentland, Jr., who gifted it to the Episcopal parish of St. Bernard de Clairvaux..