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| Monastery information | |
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| Full name | Curzon Park Abbey |
| Order | Benedictine |
| Established | 24 June 1868 |
| Dedicated to | Our Lady Help of Christians |
| Diocese | Shrewsbury |
| Controlled churches | Curzon Park Abbey |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Mother Hilda Stewart |
| Site | |
| Location | Curzon Park,Chester,England |
| Coordinates | 53°10′51″N2°54′14″W / 53.180833°N 2.903889°W /53.180833; -2.903889 |
Curzon Park Abbey is one of three monasteries ofnuns in theEnglish Benedictine Congregation.
It began as anAnglican Benedictine convent atFeltham, Middlesex, founded byFather Ignatius on 24 June 1868. Feltham Priory, or Feltham Nunnery, was dedicated to SaintsMary andScholastica (twin sister ofSt Benedict).[1]
The community spent 5 years in Feltham[1] before moving to Twickenham,West Malling and Milford Haven before settling inTalacre,North Wales in 1920, having been received into theRoman Catholic Church in 1913. In 1921, the nuns were accepted as members of theEnglish Benedictine Congregation, thus inheriting a venerable tradition and a more deeply rooted Catholic identity. The changes heralded byVatican II led to an increasing simplification in the style ofmonastic 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 inCurzon Park,Chester, where they also have a smallretreat house. The main Abbey building is a converted late 19th Centurymansion constructed mainly ofred brick. Achapel was built on the Curzon Park Abbey site in 1997.
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