Portsmouth Abbey
Diocese of Providence | |
People | |
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Prior | Rev. Father Michael Brunner, O.S.B. |
Bishop | Most Rev. Thomas Joseph Tobin |
Important associated figures | Founders: Dom Leonard Sargent |
Architecture | |
Functional status | abbey |
Architect | Pietro Belluschi |
Site | |
Location | 285 Cory’s Lane; Portsmouth, RI 02871 |
Coordinates | 41°36′12″N 71°16′19″W / 41.60333°N 71.27194°W |
Website | portsmouthabbeymonastery |
Portsmouth Abbey is a
History and description
The monastery was founded in 1918 as Portsmouth Priory by Dom Leonard Sargent, an American monk of Downside Abbey in England. In keeping with the congregation’s early history, the monks run a college preparatory boarding school for boys and girls. The monks also focused on scholarly and artistic work, and hospitality, as well as helping local parishes.
The
Portsmouth Abbey School has been operated continuously since it was founded in 1926. Its mission statement is based on reverence for God and the human person, respect for learning and order; and responsibility for the shared experience of community life.
The community and liturgical life of the monastery overflow into the school as a valuable contribution to society. For the monks themselves, the school provides work in a task that is fully human and that is not escapist from social obligations or fostering "a fugitive and cloistered virtue". From teaching and being responsible for the young, the monk can learn a unique form of selflessness which can be realized in the exercise of spiritual fatherhood.
Recruiting
Monks at Portsmouth Abbey have used the internet to drive recruitment. The monastery maintains a Facebook page, and features Frequently Asked Questions for would-be monks on their site.[3]
References
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-901089-58-8.
- ^ Portsmouth Abbey website
- ^ Vega, Tanzina (17 April 2011). "Monks Embrace Web to Reach Recruits". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
Sources
- Portsmouth Abbey website
- Portsmouth Abbey School website
- English Benedictine Congregation website: Portsmouth Abbey
External links
Media related to Church of St. Gregory the Great, Portsmouth Abbey at Wikimedia Commons