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Belmont Priory
Belmont Abbey, in Herefordshire, England, is a Catholic Benedictine monastery that forms part of the English Benedictine Congregation. It stands on a small hill overlooking the city of Hereford to the east, with views across to the Black Mountains in Wales to the west. The 19th century Abbey also serves as a parish church. History Francis Wegg-Prosser, of nearby Belmont House, who had been received into the Catholic Church, can be called its founder. He decided to build a church on his Hereford estate in 1854. He later invited the Benedictines to reside there so that there would be a permanent Catholic presence in the area. In 1859, the Benedictines arrived and it became a priory. It was the Common Novitiate and House of Studies for the English Benedictine Congregation. It was also a pro-cathedral for the Diocese of Newport and Menevia. The Benedictine Thomas Joseph Brown, who was its first bishop, is buried in the church. Also here, but in the Abbots' graveyard outs ...
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Herefordshire
Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire and Powys to the west. Hereford, the county town of Herefordshire has a population of approximately 61,000, making it the largest settlement in the county. The next biggest town is Leominster and then Ross-on-Wye. The county is situated in the historic Welsh Marches, Herefordshire is one of the most rural and sparsely populated counties in England, with a population density of 82/km2 (212/sq mi), and a 2021 population of 187,100 – the fourth-smallest of any ceremonial county in England. The land use is mostly agricultural and the county is well known for its fruit and cider production, and for the Hereford cattle breed. Constitution From 1974 to 1998, Herefordshire was part of the former non-metropolitan county of Hereford and Wor ...
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Belmont Abbey, Interior
Belmont may refer to: People * Belmont (surname) Places * Belmont Abbey (other) * Belmont Historic District (other) * Belmont Hotel (other) * Belmont Park (other) * Belmont Plantation (other) * Belmont railway station (other) * Belmont Street (other) Antigua and Barbuda * Belmont, Antigua and Barbuda Australia * Belmont, New South Wales, a suburb in the Hunter Region * Belmont, Queensland, an outer suburb of Brisbane ** Shire of Belmont, Queensland, a former local government area ** Electoral district of Belmont (Queensland), a former state electorate in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland * Belmont, Victoria, a southern suburb of Geelong * Belmont, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth ** City of Belmont, a Local Government Area in Western Australia, in the inner eastern suburbs of Perth ** Electoral district of Belmont, a state electorate represented in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Canada * Belmon ...
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Belmont Abbey, Stained Glass
Belmont may refer to: People * Belmont (surname) Places * Belmont Abbey (other) * Belmont Historic District (other) * Belmont Hotel (other) * Belmont Park (other) * Belmont Plantation (other) * Belmont railway station (other) * Belmont Street (other) Antigua and Barbuda * Belmont, Antigua and Barbuda Australia * Belmont, New South Wales, a suburb in the Hunter Region * Belmont, Queensland, an outer suburb of Brisbane ** Shire of Belmont, Queensland, a former local government area ** Electoral district of Belmont (Queensland), a former state electorate in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland * Belmont, Victoria, a southern suburb of Geelong * Belmont, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth ** City of Belmont, a Local Government Area in Western Australia, in the inner eastern suburbs of Perth ** Electoral district of Belmont, a state electorate represented in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Canada * Belmon ...
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Pope Benedict XV
Pope Benedict XV (Latin: ''Benedictus XV''; it, Benedetto XV), born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, name=, group= (; 21 November 185422 January 1922), was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I and its political, social, and humanitarian consequences in Europe. Between 1846 and 1903, the Catholic Church had experienced two of its longest pontificates in history up to that point. Together Pius IX and Leo XIII ruled for a total of 57 years. In 1914, the College of Cardinals chose della Chiesa at the relatively young age of 59 at the outbreak of World War I, which he labeled " the suicide of civilized Europe". The war and its consequences were the main focus of Benedict XV. He immediately declared the neutrality of the Holy See and attempted from that perspective to mediate peace in 1916 and 1917. Both sides rejected his initiatives. German Protestants rejected any "Papal Peace" a ...
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Cardiff Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St David, also known as St David's Cathedral, Cardiff, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales, and is the centre of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff. Located in Charles Street, the cathedral remains the focal point for Catholic life in Cardiff, and the country as a whole. It is one of only three Roman Catholic cathedrals in the United Kingdom that is associated with a choir school. History The original church was built at a cost of £2,124 in 1842, after fundraising in Wales and Ireland and a donation by Lady Catherine Eyre of Bath.Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral websit'HISTORY'. Retrieved 2012-8-9. The church was located on David Street, Cardiff, and was dedicated to the patron saint of Wales, St David, at the request of Lady Eyre. The current building was designed by Pugin and Pugin Architects and constructed 1884–87.R.C.A.H.M.WSt David's Roman Catholic Cathedral Church, 2C Charles Street, Cardif ...
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Catholic Bishops' Conference Of England And Wales
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. Overview The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales is the permanent assembly of Catholic Bishops and Personal Ordinaries in the two member countries. The membership of the Conference comprises the Archbishops, Bishops and Auxiliary Bishops of the 22 Dioceses within England and Wales, the Bishop of the Forces (Military Ordinariate), the Apostolic Eparch of the Ukrainian Church in Great Britain, the Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, and the Apostolic Prefect of the Falkland Islands. Structure ;President: Vincent Nichols, Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster ;Vice-President: Malcolm McMahon, Archbishop of Liverpool ;General Secretary: Christopher Thomas, Diocese of Nottingham ;Membership: *Diocesan, auxiliary and emeritus (retired) bishops of England and Wales * Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Eparch * Ukr ...
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Durham Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, commonly known as Durham Cathedral and home of the Shrine of St Cuthbert, is a cathedral in the city of Durham, County Durham, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Durham, the fourth-ranked bishop in the Church of England hierarchy. Building of the present Norman-era cathedral started in 1093, replacing the city's previous 'White Church'. In 1986 the cathedral and Durham Castle were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Durham Cathedral's relics include: Saint Cuthbert's, transported to Durham by Lindisfarne monks in the 800s; Saint Oswald's head and the Venerable Bede's remains. The Durham Dean and Chapter Library contains: sets of early printed books, some of the most complete in England; the pre-Dissolution monastic accounts and three copies of '' Magna Carta''. From 1080 until 1836, the Bishop of Durham held the powers of an Earl Palatine. In order to protect the Anglo-S ...
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Winchester Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity,Historic England. "Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity (1095509)". ''National Heritage List for England''. Retrieved 8 September 2014. Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun, commonly known as Winchester Cathedral, is the cathedral of the city of Winchester, England, and is among the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Winchester and is the mother church for the ancient Diocese of Winchester. It is run by a dean and chapter, under the Dean of Winchester. The cathedral as it stands today was built from 1079 to 1532 and is dedicated to numerous saints, most notably Swithun of Winchester. It has a very long and very wide nave in the Perpendicular Gothic style, an Early English retrochoir, and Norman transepts and tower. With an overall length of , it is the longest medieval cathedral in the world, and only surpassed by the more recent churches of St Peter's Basilica in Rome, Basilica of ...
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Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. It forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, currently Justin Welby, leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Its formal title is the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury. Founded in 597, the cathedral was completely rebuilt between 1070 and 1077. The east end was greatly enlarged at the beginning of the 12th century and largely rebuilt in the Gothic style following a fire in 1174, with significant eastward extensions to accommodate the flow of pilgrims visiting the shrine of Thomas Becket, the archbishop who was murdered in the cathedral in 1170. The Norman nave and transepts survived until the late 14th century when they were demolished to make way for the present structures. Before the English Reformation the cathedral was part of a Benedictine ...
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Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga and St. Brandon. The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion (a French overseas department), are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where most of the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis. The country spans and has an exclusive economic zone covering . Arab sailors were the first to discover the uninhabited island, around 975, and they called it ''Dina Arobi''. The earliest discovery was in 1507 by Portuguese sailors, who otherwise took little interest in the islands. The Dutch took possession in 1598, establishing a succession of short-lived settlements over a period of about ...
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Bernard Collier
Bishop Bernard William Allen Collier, Order of Saint Benedict, O.S.B. (1802 – 21 November 1890) was an English-born Roman Catholic prelate. He was the second Vicar Apostolic and the first Diocesan Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis from 14 February 1840 until his resignation on 6 September 1863. Life Born in Rokery Close, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom in 1802. After the school education, he subsequently joined the Order of Saint Basil the Great, Benedictine Douai Abbey, where he made a Profession (religious), profession and was ordained as a priest in 1826, after completed philosophical and theological studies. He served as a procurator general of the English Benedictine Congregation, English Benedictines to the Holy See in Rome, until his election as bishop. He was appointed by the Holy See as the second Vicar Apostolic of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis, Vicariate Apostolic of Mauritius and the Titular Bishop of Milevum on 14 February 1840. He was C ...
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