Portsmouth Abbey

Portsmouth Abbey
Monastery information

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Order	Benedictines
Established	1918
Mother house	Downside Abbey
Dedicated to	St. Gregory the Great Mary, Queen of Peace
Diocese	Diocese of Providence
People
Prior	Rev. Father Michael Brunner, O.S.B.
Bishop	Most Rev. Thomas Joseph Tobin
Important associated figures	Founders: Dom Leonard Sargent
Architecture
Functional status	abbey
Architect	Pietro Belluschi
Site
Location	285 Cory’s Lane; Portsmouth, RI 02871
Coordinates	41°36′12″N 71°16′19″W / 41.60333°N 71.27194°W / 41.60333; -71.27194
Website	portsmouthabbeymonastery.org

Portsmouth Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Portsmouth, on Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States. The mission of the community is to seek God guided by the Gospel, the Rule of St. Benedict, and most importantly, prayer and work to sanctify themselves and their community. As of 2020, the abbey has 8 monks.^[1] The monks run Portsmouth Abbey School, one of the most elite boarding schools in the country.

History and description

The monastery was founded in 1918 as Portsmouth Priory by Dom Leonard Sargent, an American monk of Downside Abbey in England. In keeping with the congregation’s early history, the monks run a college preparatory boarding school for boys and girls. The monks also focused on scholarly and artistic work, and hospitality, as well as helping local parishes.

The English Benedictine Congregation (EBC), of which Portsmouth Abbey is a member, is the oldest of the Benedictine congregations. It has canonical continuity with the first congregation established in the 13th century by the Holy See. The monks of the EBC run schools attached to their monasteries and look after 27 small parishes and mass centers near them. In addition, 30 parishes and 14 mass centers in England and Wales are served by EBC monks. A tradition revived by Fr Augustine Baker in the early 1600s laid great emphasis on contemplative and mystical prayer. This tradition continues in the EBC and at Portsmouth Abbey today.^[2]

Saint Benedict did not specify how monks should earn their living: he stipulated only that work be done in the spirit of corporate prayer and Christ-like love. With that guidance in mind, the Portsmouth Abbey monks maintain a school to generate income.

Portsmouth Abbey School has been operated continuously since it was founded in 1926. Its mission statement is based on reverence for God and the human person, respect for learning and order; and responsibility for the shared experience of community life.

The community and liturgical life of the monastery overflow into the school as a valuable contribution to society. For the monks themselves, the school provides work in a task that is fully human and that is not escapist from social obligations or fostering "a fugitive and cloistered virtue". From teaching and being responsible for the young, the monk can learn a unique form of selflessness which can be realized in the exercise of spiritual fatherhood.

Recruiting

Monks at Portsmouth Abbey have used the internet to drive recruitment. The monastery maintains a Facebook page, and features Frequently Asked Questions for would-be monks on their site.^[3]

References

Notes

^ The Benedictine Yearbook. London: English Benedictine Congregation Trust. 2020. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-901089-58-8.
^ Portsmouth Abbey website
^ Vega, Tanzina (17 April 2011). "Monks Embrace Web to Reach Recruits". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

Sources

External links

Media related to Church of St. Gregory the Great, Portsmouth Abbey at Wikimedia Commons

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Schools	Ampleforth College Douai School Downside School Portsmouth Abbey School St. Anselm's Abbey School St Benedict's School St. Louis Priory School Worth School
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