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A History of Syon Abbey

by Eddie Jones

  • Paperback
  • 164 pages
  • Publisher: Gracewing
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1 cm

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For those interested in English religious history

Uncovers the resilience of Syon Abbey's community

You will be inspired by their enduring faith journey

A History of Syon Abbey explores six centuries of faith and perseverance.

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'The 25th day of November the house of Syon was suppressed into the King's hands, and the ladies and brethren put out, which was the [most] virtuous house of religion that was in England.' So wrote the chronicler Charles Wriothesley in 1539. But the story of Syon Abbey did not end with the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Founded by Henry V in 1415, England's only house of the Bridgettine order had been one of the richest monasteries of medieval England. Now the community went underground; they returned briefly under Queen Mary, only to leave again with the accession of Elizabeth. They were to spend more than half a century 'wandering'-through the Netherlands and France, an exodus that brought them, in 1594, to Lisbon in Portugal. Here they remained until 1861, when circumstances at last allowed a return home to England. They settled in Devon, where the remaining sisters now live in retirement. The history of Syon Abbey is an inspiring story of faith and fortitude, of an enclosed, contemplative community that found itself living through persecution and martyrdom, wars and revolutions, fire and earthquake, over six centuries of unbroken tradition and unyielding faith. This book celebrates the sexcentenary of that community in 2015.
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  • Author

    Eddie Jones

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Gracewing

  • Published

    May 2015

  • Weight

    250g

  • Page Count

    164

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780852448724

  • ISBN-10

    0852448724

  • Eden Code

    4323463

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