Benedictine monks and nuns return to St Edmundsbury in England for the first time in 500 years
Hundreds of Benedictine monks and nuns descended on St Edmundsbury Cathedral in England’s east last weekend as part of the cathedral’s 1000 year celebrations – the first time such a gathering had been seen in the country in almost 500 years. The monks and nuns came from across the UK as well as countries including Belgium […]
Monk (briefly) takes up residence in UK abbey ruins ahead of 1000th anniversary celebrations
Norfolk, UK Weighing more than 250 kilograms, a giant more than two metre tall stainless steel sculpture of a monk has taken up residence amid the ruins of a Benedictine abbey in Bury St Edmunds, UK. The placement of the sculpture marks the start of the abbey church’s celebrations marking more than 1,000 years since it’s […]