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For nearly 900 years the land known as Prinknash has been associated with Benedictine monks. In 1096 the Giffard family, who had come to England with William the Conqueror, made a gift of the land to [[Serlo]], [[Abbot]] of [[Gloucester Cathedral|St. Peter's]], [[Gloucester]]. A large part of the present building was built during the abbacy of [[William Parker (abbot)|William Parker]], last Abbot of Gloucester, around the year 1520.
For nearly 900 years the land known as Prinknash has been associated with Benedictine monks. In 1096 the Giffard family, who had come to England with William the Conqueror, made a gift of the land to [[Serlo]], [[Abbot]] of [[Gloucester Cathedral|St. Peter's]], [[Gloucester]]. A large part of the present building was built during the abbacy of [[William Parker (abbot)|William Parker]], last Abbot of Gloucester, around the year 1520.


It remained in the abbey's hands until the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries|suppression of the monasteries]] in 1539 when it was rented from the Crown by [[Sir Anthony Kingston]] who was to provide 40 deer annually to King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], who used the House as a hunting lodge. Prinknash Park continued to be used as a home for the gentry and nobility of [[Gloucestershire]] during the next few centuries and each generation left its mark on the property.{{Citation needed|date=November 2011}}
It remained in the abbey's hands until the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries|suppression of the monasteries]] in 1539 when it was rented from the Crown by [[Sir Anthony Kingston]] who was to provide 40 deer annually to King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], who used the House as a hunting lodge. Prinknash Park continued to be used as a home for the gentry and nobility of [[Gloucestershire]] during the next few centuries and each generation left its mark on the property.<ref> {{cite web| url = http://www.prinknashabbey.org/about-prinknash/history-of-prinknash/| title= History of Prinknash| publisher= Prinknash Abbey Trustees|accessdate = 10 August 2014}} </ref>


On 1 August 1928 a [[Deed]] of [[Covenant (law)|Covenant]] was made out by the twentieth [[Earl of Rothes]], the grandson of Thomas Dyer Edwards, a Catholic convert, whose wish was that Prinknash should be given to the Benedictine monks of [[Caldey Island]]. These monks had converted to the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Faith]] in 1913 and were led by [[Ælred Carlyle]], a convert also, later to become a famous abbot. Caldey Island was eventually sold to the [[Cistercians|Cistercian]] monks and on 26 October 1928 six Benedictine monks arrived from Caldey Island to convert the house at Prinknash into a monastery. The rest soon followed and after some years of poverty they managed to purchase all the land around the house to make Prinknash as it is today. The bones of [[Richard Whiting (the Blessed Richard Whiting)|Richard Whiting]], the last [[Abbot of Glastonbury]], are kept at Prinknash.{{Citation needed|date=November 2011}}
On 1 August 1928 a [[Deed]] of [[Covenant (law)|Covenant]] was made out by the twentieth [[Earl of Rothes]], the grandson of Thomas Dyer Edwards, a Catholic convert, whose wish was that Prinknash should be given to the Benedictine monks of [[Caldey Island]]. These monks had converted to the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Faith]] in 1913 and were led by [[Ælred Carlyle]], a convert also, later to become a famous abbot. Caldey Island was eventually sold to the [[Cistercians|Cistercian]] monks and on 26 October 1928 six Benedictine monks arrived from Caldey Island to convert the house at Prinknash into a monastery. The rest soon followed and after some years of poverty they managed to purchase all the land around the house to make Prinknash as it is today. The bones of [[Richard Whiting (the Blessed Richard Whiting)|Richard Whiting]], the last [[Abbot of Glastonbury]], are kept at Prinknash.{{Citation needed|date=November 2011}}


The community continued to grow, beginning with 25 monks. There are now 12 at Prinknash itself and more are spread over three monasteries, a foundation being made at [[Farnborough Abbey|Farnborough]] in May 1947 and in [[Pluscarden Abbey|Pluscarden]] in Scotland later that year. In 1939 a foundation stone for a new abbey was laid at Prinknash by [[Arthur Hinsley|Cardinal Hinsley]], but the [[World War II|Second World War]] intervened and previous building plans were eventually drawn up by F.G. Broadbent. The monks moved into the new abbey in 1972 and the old abbey was converted into a [[Retreat (spiritual)|retreat]] and conference centre, known as "St Peter's Grange", after being re-roofed and furnished. On the Feast of Ss Peter and Paul (30 June) 2008 the community moved from the 1972 building back to St Peter’s Grange.{{Citation needed|date=November 2011}}
The community continued to grow, beginning with 25 monks. There are now 12 at Prinknash itself and more are spread over three monasteries, a foundation being made at [[Farnborough Abbey|Farnborough]] in May 1947 and in [[Pluscarden Abbey|Pluscarden]] in Scotland later that year. In 1939 a foundation stone for a new abbey was laid at Prinknash by [[Arthur Hinsley|Cardinal Hinsley]], but the [[World War II|Second World War]] intervened and the previous impracticable building plans were eventually redrawn by [[Frank Broadbent|F.G. Broadbent]]. The monks moved into the new abbey in 1972 and the old abbey was converted into a [[Retreat (spiritual)|retreat]] and conference centre, known as "St Peter's Grange", after being re-roofed and furnished. On the Feast of Ss Peter and Paul (30 June) 2008 the community moved from the 1972 building back to St Peter’s Grange and the new abbey was sold for conversion into luxury apartments.<ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Big-Prinknash-Abbey-monks/story-11923775-detail/story.html| title= Big move for Prinknash Abbey monks| publisher= Gloucester Citizen|accessdate = 10 August 2014}} </ref>


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Revision as of 13:31, 10 August 2014

Prinknash Abbey
The Abbey of Our Lady and St. Peter at Prinknash
Monastery information
OrderBenedictine, Subiaco Congregation
Established681 at Gloucester as St. Peter's Abbey
DisestablishedSuppressed by King Henry VIII in 1541 (re-established, after exile, in 1928)
Mother houseBenedictine monks of Caldey Island
DioceseDiocese of Clifton
People
Founder(s)Abbot Serlo (1072-1104), re-founded under Ælred Carlyle (1928)
Important associated figuresDom Bede Griffiths, Ælred Carlyle, Stephen Horton

Prinknash Abbey (/ˈprɪnɪdʒ/[1]) is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery in the Vale of Gloucester in the Diocese of Clifton, near the village of Cranham.

For nearly 900 years the land known as Prinknash has been associated with Benedictine monks. In 1096 the Giffard family, who had come to England with William the Conqueror, made a gift of the land to Serlo, Abbot of St. Peter's, Gloucester. A large part of the present building was built during the abbacy of William Parker, last Abbot of Gloucester, around the year 1520.

It remained in the abbey's hands until the suppression of the monasteries in 1539 when it was rented from the Crown by Sir Anthony Kingston who was to provide 40 deer annually to King Henry VIII, who used the House as a hunting lodge. Prinknash Park continued to be used as a home for the gentry and nobility of Gloucestershire during the next few centuries and each generation left its mark on the property.[2]

On 1 August 1928 a Deed of Covenant was made out by the twentieth Earl of Rothes, the grandson of Thomas Dyer Edwards, a Catholic convert, whose wish was that Prinknash should be given to the Benedictine monks of Caldey Island. These monks had converted to the Catholic Faith in 1913 and were led by Ælred Carlyle, a convert also, later to become a famous abbot. Caldey Island was eventually sold to the Cistercian monks and on 26 October 1928 six Benedictine monks arrived from Caldey Island to convert the house at Prinknash into a monastery. The rest soon followed and after some years of poverty they managed to purchase all the land around the house to make Prinknash as it is today. The bones of Richard Whiting, the last Abbot of Glastonbury, are kept at Prinknash.[citation needed]

The community continued to grow, beginning with 25 monks. There are now 12 at Prinknash itself and more are spread over three monasteries, a foundation being made at Farnborough in May 1947 and in Pluscarden in Scotland later that year. In 1939 a foundation stone for a new abbey was laid at Prinknash by Cardinal Hinsley, but the Second World War intervened and the previous impracticable building plans were eventually redrawn by F.G. Broadbent. The monks moved into the new abbey in 1972 and the old abbey was converted into a retreat and conference centre, known as "St Peter's Grange", after being re-roofed and furnished. On the Feast of Ss Peter and Paul (30 June) 2008 the community moved from the 1972 building back to St Peter’s Grange and the new abbey was sold for conversion into luxury apartments.[3]

Form of the Roman Rite used at Mass

Since 2002 Prinknash has had regular celebrations of Mass as in the 1962 Roman Missal (which in 2007 became a generally authorized extraordinary form of the Roman Rite). Presently a Low Mass is celebrated each Saturday at 11.00 am and on the first Sunday of the month at 3.00 (except on certain occasions, as notified by website or telephone).

The community celebrates a Missa Cantata on certain high feasts and holy days and, on others, Low Mass is said earlier in the morning at 8.15.

References

  1. ^ Wells, J C (1990). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Harlow: Longman. p. 558. ISBN 0-582-05383-8.
  2. ^ "History of Prinknash". Prinknash Abbey Trustees. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Big move for Prinknash Abbey monks". Gloucester Citizen. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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