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Marie-Gabriel Tissot
Marie-Gabriel Tissot (1886 - 1983), in 1937 become the first Abbot of Quarr Abbey, England in modern times. Biography Tissot was born in France in 1886, and after studies in the seminary of Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, Saint-Sulpice, in 1906 he entered the community of Solesmes Abbey, then living in exile at Appuldurcombe on the Isle of Wight, England. Settling with the rest of the Solesmes community at nearby Quarr in 1908, he was ordained priest there and in 1921 appointed procurator for Solesmes to the Holy See. In these years he also taught patristics at the Benedictine house of studies at Sant’Anselmo on the Aventine. He rejoined his community at Solesmes in 1925 as novice-master and in 1937 he was appointed Prior (ecclesiastical), Prior. The following year he became the Abbot of Quarr when the house became an independent abbey in its own right. In 1964 he retired and returned to live at Solesmes, Sarthe, Solesmes, where after many years of tranquil life he died suddenly o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarr Abbey
Quarr Abbey (French: ''Abbaye Notre-Dame de Quarr'') is a monastery between the villages of Binstead and Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight in southern England. The name is pronounced as "Kwor" (rhyming with "for"). It belongs to the Catholic Order of St Benedict. The Grade I listed monastic buildings and church, completed in 1912, are considered some of the most important twentieth-century religious structures in the United Kingdom; Sir Nikolaus Pevsner described the Abbey as "among the most daring and successful church buildings of the early 20th century in England". They were constructed from Belgian brick in a style combining French, Byzantine and Moorish architectural elements. In the vicinity are a few remains of the original twelfth-century abbey. A community of fewer than a dozen monks maintains the monastery's regular life and the attached farm. , the community provides two-month internships for young men. History Cistercian monastery St. Mary's Abbey at Quarr wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
