Window and Crucifix - Tyburn Convent
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Window and Crucifix - Tyburn Convent
Image: © Mick Lobb Taken: 21 Jun 2012
Tyburn Convent is a cloistered community of Benedictine contemplatives who live by the ancient monastic Rule of St. Benedict. Tyburn, which is close to Marble Arch, was the site of 'The King's Gallows' from 1196 to 1783. The community was established at the site of the martyrdom of more than 100 Catholic Reformation Martyrs by Mother Marie Adele Garnier under the rule of St Benedict in 1901 after the community had fled to England as a result of persecution under the laws of France against religious Orders. The convent is now the Mother House of the congregation which has monasteries throughout the UK, Australasia,Peru, Ecuador and in Colombia. Photograph includes memorial plaque to Catholic martyrs.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.513001
Longitude
-0.163582