Author
Eddie Jones
Book Format
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Publisher
Gracewing
Published
May 2015
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A History of Syon Abbey
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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
153 x 229 x 10 mm
ISBN
9780852448724
ISBN-10
0852448724
Eden Code
4323463
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Author/Creator: Eddie Jones
ISBN: 9780852448724
Publisher: Gracewing
Release Date: May 2015
Weight: 250g
Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 10 mm
Eden Code: 4323463
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