The Community of All Hallows is an Anglican religious order based in

Ditchingham Ditchingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located across the River Waveney from Bungay, Suffolk.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. . History Ditchingham's name is of Anglo-S ...

, near

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Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

, under the jurisdiction of the Church of England. The religious sisters lead a life of prayer and service providing hospitality and spiritual direction in two retreat house, one in the grounds of their former convent at Ditchingham and another on the

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History

The Community was founded in 1855 by

Lavinia Crosse Lavinia Crosse (1821 - 1890) founded the Community of All Hallows in Ditchingham in 1855. She was the daughter of the famous Norwich surgeon, John Green Crosse John Green Crosse, FRCS, FRS (6 September 1790 – 9 June 1850) was a well-known ...

, daughter of surgeon

John Green Crosse John Green Crosse, FRCS, FRS (6 September 1790 – 9 June 1850) was a well-known English surgeon of his day, at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. After completing his apprenticeship in Stowmarket, he studied at St. George's Hospital and at th ...

with

William E. Scudamore William Edward Scudamore (1813-1881) was a prominent Church of England priest, historian, liturgist, chaplain, and devotional author. His popular devotional manual ''Steps to the Altar'' reached its sixty-seventh edition in 1887, and was used exte ...

an early chaplain. It announced an intention to close in 2018, subsequently just moving out of the main convent building and satellite retreat house in Norwich.

References

External links

Official website
Anglican orders and communities Religious organizations established in 1855 Christian religious orders established in the 19th century Anglican organizations established in the 19th century 1855 establishments in England Organisations based in Norfolk {{anglican-stub