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Date: 1907 Type: Gatehouse Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 29°50'37.01" S 30°49'31.11" E

The words Ora et Labora (pray and work in Latin) appear on the cast iron roof ridge detail. This phrase makes reference to the monastic practice of working and praying. Books that reference Mariannhill Monastery, Gatehouse Bland, Hugh . 2019. The Trappist missions : KwaZulu-Natal’s forgotten treasure. Pietermaritzburg: Otterley Press. pg