St. John's Abbey

Dominic Keller

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Names of Current and Former Monks Likely to Have Offended Against Minors”

Birth Year: 1902

Ordination year: 1931

Reported assignment history:

  • 1926-1934 Student at St. John’s College (B.A. 1928) and St. John’s Seminary, Columbia University (NY) and Minnesota University (M.A. 1934)
  • 1933 –1937 Prof. and prefect, St. John’s College (also continued his own studies during this period)
  • 1934-1938 Director of Dramatics, St. John’s Prep School
  • 1938 –1939 Gregorian chant study, Pius X School of Liturgical Music, NY, (visited European monasteriesduring this period)
  • 1939 –1942 Students’ chaplain, Professor in college dramatics, history, various music and humanities courses, St. John’s College
  • 1943-1944 Teacher for US Army
  • 1944-1973 Professor in college dramatics, various history, music and humanities courses, St. John’s College/ St. John’s University
  • 1938-1966 Director of Dramatics, St. John’s College/Univ.
  • 1945-1955 Abbey Choir Master
  • 1950s-‘60s Conducted various retreats and wrote and lecturedas an expert on Gregorian Chant, for Gregorian Institute of America and Summer School of Liturgical Music
  • 1973 Retired at St. John’s Abbey