The Community of the Glorious Ascension (CGA) is an

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of t ...

monastic community A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...

in the

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, co-founded in 1960 by twin brothers

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and Peter Ball who both later became bishops. It was founded in

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. Until 2012 there was also a small house of sisters at Prasada in

Montauroux Montauroux (; oc, Montauron) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Its neighbor town is the picturesque Callian which can be seen across a small valley. Geography Montauroux is ...

, in the

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. This has since been closed and the sisters retired to the mother house in the UK. In October 2015, Peter Ball was sentenced to 32 months' imprisonment for

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and

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after admitting the abuse of 18 young men between 1977 and 1992. The community currently maintains two separate priories, both at Chillington, South

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...

. Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended on 31 December 2014
filed at

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, accessed 1 January 2016

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Community of the Glorious Ascension Limited
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