Order of St. Benedict (Anglican)
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- See also Order of Saint Benedict and Benedictine Confederation for information on the Roman Catholic order of this name.
The Order of St. Benedict (OSB) is a contemplative Anglican religious order of religious living in communities under the Rule of St. Benedict. Most of the communities include a confraternity of oblates. The order consists of nine independent houses:
England
- OSB Alton, Hampshire. A community of monks founded in 1884
- OSB Burford, Oxfordshire (Burford Priory). A mixed-sex priory with an ecumenical and multi-faith focus founded in 1941.
- OSB Edgware, Middlesex (The Community of St. Mary at the Cross). A mixed Anglican-Ethiopian Orthodox abbey of nuns, with a mission to pastoral care of the elderly. This is the oldest extant community, having been established in 1866.
- OSB Newbury, Berkshire (Elmore Abbey). An abbey of monks, founded in 1914.
- OSB West Malling, England (Malling Abbey). An abbey of nuns founded in 1891.
Australia
- OSB Camperdown, Victoria (Camperdown Monastery). A mixed-sex monastery founded in 1975.
Republic of Korea
- OSB Pusan, Korea. A convent of the Anglican Church of Korea. It is the newest house, having been established in 1993.
United States
- OSB Phoenix, Arizona (Servants of Christ Priory). A priory of monks founded in 1968.
- OSB Three Rivers, Michigan (St. Gregory's Abbey). A community of monks founded in 1939.
[edit] References
- Anglican Religious Communities Yearbook: 2004-2005. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2003.
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