Curzon Park Abbey
Shrewsbury | |
Controlled churches | Curzon Park Abbey |
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People | |
Founder(s) | Mother Hilda Stewart |
Site | |
Location | Curzon Park, Chester, England |
Coordinates | 53°10′51″N 2°54′14″W / 53.180833°N 2.903889°W |
Curzon Park Abbey is one of three monasteries of
nuns in the English Benedictine Congregation
.
History
It began as an
The community spent 5 years in FelthamVatican II
led to an increasing simplification in the style of monastic life. The present Community is responding to the call for renewal within the Church, and finding an authentic role in society today.
In July 1988 the community of nuns moved to a much smaller property in
red brick. A chapel
was built on the Curzon Park Abbey site in 1997.
References
- ^ a b William Page, ed. (1911). "Spelthorne Hundred: Feltham". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2: General; Ashford, East Bedfont with Hatton, Feltham, Hampton with Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 15 April 2011.