[73], In 1859, Father Bartholemew Anderson was appointed superior, being elected abbot in 1863, and he led the community for thirty years - the longest tenure of any monk, as head of the community. MacCarthy, Fiona: "The Last Pre-Raphaelite: Edward Burne-Jones and the Victorian Imagination", Harvard University Press, 2012, Anson, Peter: "Building Up The Waste Places - The Revival of Monastic Life on Medieval Lines in the Post-Reformation Church of England", Nottingham Evening Post, 29 December 1926, The Catholic Institute Magazine, Vol. "[9], The church was consecrated on 20 August 1844, the feast day of Saint Bernard, but was to remain unfinished for more than ninety years. [4] The site of the extension was a sloping platform of solid rock, which was blasted away on one side and filled in on the other with mass concrete to provide a level foundation for the building. Coalville, UK, LE67 5UL. 3 Vol. Tynt Meadow is now on Instagram. Sext as usual, but None is omitted. [127] Their simple monument carries the epitaph, "Rising High". There are monuments to various Catholic families of the district, including the De Lisles of Garendon Park and Gracedieu Manor, and the Worsley Worswicks of Normanton Hall, Earl Shilton. A short film about Mount St. Bernard Abbey made by one of the monks. I love that description and hope you will find this site to be a hospitable space. The subsequent abbatial election was inconclusive and Norwegian-born Father Erik Varden was appointed Superior ad nutum (i.e. Father Robert believed that these finds and the presence of "several ancient mounds" in the immediate vicinity indicated that there had been a Roman military post here. Follow for regular posts, updates, and a behind-the-scenes look at work in the brewery. He was the unanimous choice of his brethren as their first abbot. Railton carried out several commissions for Ambrose March Phillipps including Grace Dieu Manor. [72], Abbot Burder came to the opinion that the rigorous Trappist life was too hard for Englishmen and made controversial plans for separating the monastery from the Trappist General Chapter and affiliating it to the Benedictines. [30] The semi-circular foundations of the original Chapel of Dolours can still be found on an outcrop not far from the Man Within Compass public House in Whitwick and further trace of its memory can be found in the naming of Temple Hill, a residential road developed close by, around the time of the chapel's removal. Was the author of two books and translator of four others, including the first English translation of, Walls throughout - 3 feet (excluding buttresses), This page was last edited on 13 November 2022, at 21:43. In addition, many of the monastic community had become profoundly disturbed by the way in which a nearby boys' reformatory, begun by the abbot in 1856, had begun to affect the life of the monastery. All pieces are handmade on site and one of a kind. Log In. [5] He is known to have sent two of his employees, Edmund Yates and Thomas Speight there, to write articles about the monastery for publication in his weekly magazines, All the Year Round and Household Words. Who and what are we? Joseph L. 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[100], Any monk that dies at Mount St Bernard will end up in the monastery's communal coffin. [5], Abbot Palmer was buried in a vault beneath the chapter-room of the abbey. Obituary, Dom Malachy Brasil (died 1965): Fisher, Russell: "Soldiers of Shepshed Remembered, 1914 - 1919", p. 80 (published 2008), "The Private Papers of Hore-Belisha", p.304, published by Collins, 1960, Butler, Alban: "Lives of the Saints", Volume 12, Reading Eagle/Reading Times, 19 August 2000 (Obituary by Terry Mattingly), Philip Purser, Guardian newspaper, 5 November 1999, "Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham: An Architectural and Historical Review", Architectural History Practice Limited, April 2011, "The Bones of Stratford Langthorne Abbey", CD publication by Charley Heritage Group, BBC News website (Leicester), 5 January 2021, "A Concise History of the Cistercian Order: With its Revival in England at St Susan's, Lullworth and Mount St. Bernard Leicestershire", by "A Cistercian Monk", 1852, p.280. 10,660 people follow this. The community decided to put back the bones where they had been found and held a simple religious ceremony. In 1848, the monastery was granted the status of an abbey by Pope Pius IX and its first abbot, Dom Bernard Palmer, was consecrated on 18 February 1849. It rises abruptly, awe inspiring and beautiful. Amir Dade, St. Charles: Mount St. Mary's Devin Dinkins, Gonzaga: George Mason Nick Evans, Gonzaga: William & Mary Tre Green, Glenelg Country: Middle Tennessee State Ben Hall, Loudoun Valley: James Madison (Walk-on) Miles Hicks, St. Albans: William & Mary Cortez Johnson, St. Frances: North Carolina-Greensboro Reis Jones, Flint Hill: Morehead State [124], In the monastery's secular cemetery can be found two plaques to the memory of Everard Aloysius Lisle Phillipps, VC (183557), who was the son of the abbey's founder. [31], In the First World War, members of the monastic profession were initially exempt from military service, but as the pool of potential recruits diminished, the War Office altered its ruling, which resulted in the conscription of six of the brothers from Mount St Bernard in 1917. Some Year Six pupils from Holy Trinity Catholic Academy in Newark were lucky enough to visit the incredible Mount St Bernard Abbey in rural Leicestershire an. Solemn Mass of the Lord s Supper. [34], Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi was a monk at the abbey from 1950 until his death in 1964. The salve statue by Costa (1958), above the east porch, is of Mary and the Child Jesus and is copied from the seal of Furness Abbey, Lancashire. [26] This painting was purchased by the Tate Gallery in 1972. The new design, overseen by Abbot Malachy Brasil, saw the altar placed centrally, under the crossing tower, with a second nave for the public placed at the east end, where Pugin's chancel would have been. Joseph Hansom visited the monastery twice during the 1850s; one of his grandsons was to join the community, taking the name Brother Alban, where he died from influenza in 1919. Flanking bays in matching style are of the late 1840s, with C20 windows to ground floor right. James, Liz: "A Companion to Byzantium", Blackwell Publishing, 2010, p. 285, English Benedictine Congregation History Commission Symposium 1982, NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH CISTERCIAN SPIRITUALITY, Dom Hilary Costello, Independent Catholic News, 9 January 2010. Silence and solitude are important to the order and the abbey. [103] The documentary (with a 2020 date) was shown on BBC Four in March 2021 under the title Brotherhood: the Inner Life of Monks. Create new account. or. [40], In the late 1950s, public outcry was generated by the proposed route of the M1 motorway through Charnwood Forest. [10], The monastery has throughout its history been a place of refuge for the poor and hungry. Mander Organ Builders Forum ; The Organ ; Mount St Bernards, Leicester Mount St Bernards, Leicester. Through the Evening Mail, a petition was organised and two months later the newspaper reported: "Many of the monks at Mount St. Bernard Monastery, in Charnwood, have taken a lifelong vow of silence, and therefore they are unable to speak their views on the proposed Forest motorway, which would pass within half a mile of their peaceful home. [140], In July 2019, it was reported that the Abbey had produced approximately 30,000 bottles of Tynt Meadow and that it was struggling to satisfy demand. (States that Benedict Johnson died in his 54th year), Dictionary of National Biography, Elder & Co, 1895, p.143, The Catholic Who's Who and Yearbook - Volume 34 (1924) - Page 353, Potter, T.R: "The History and Antiquities of Charnwood Forest", 1842, p 159, Dom Hilary Costello: "Nineteenth Century English Cistercian Spirituality", 1982, "A Concise History of the Cistercian Order: With its Revival in England at St Susan's, Lullworth and Mount St. Bernard Leicestershire", by "A Cistercian Monk", 1852, p.280, O'Neil, Robert: "Cardinal Herbert Vaughan: Archbishop of Westminster, etc", Publd by Burns and Oates, 1997. [134], Also in Cademan Wood - about a quarter of a mile away from site of the Temple - there is a mound, upon which are still to be seen the foundations of another wayside structure commissioned by De Lisle, built between 1863 and 1864. [105], According to a BBC article of 2005, the monastery had a full quota of 35 brothers, with approximately 50 applications to join the monastery every year. https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal?c_name=UK%20Solidarity%20Fund&c_source=BRC%20Blog&c_medium=Internal&c_creative=Donate%20Landing&c_code=175149&adg=BRC%20Site, https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/chpf/homepage?orig=%2F. A Henry Willis and Sons organ was first installed in 1937, which comprised 1,140 pipes. [41] The petition was presented to the Ministry of Transport, which led to the rerouting of the road on to its present course. Built in 1842 from the designs of Pugin, this had formerly stood in Cademan Wood, Whitwick, which formed part of Ambrose de Lisle's Grace Dieu estate. The monks made their home in the near-derelict Tynt Meadow House, a four-roomed cottage. Solemn Mass of the Easter Vigil. All made a deep impression on me; the atmosphere was one of prayer without frills; it was easy to imagine oneself at the centre of some spiritual powerhouse, or at least being privileged to look over the rails, so to speak, at the working of a great turbine. This is open to the public, reached by a winding footpath with an ascent aided by stone steps fashioned by the monks. Their work includes the production of pottery, bookbinding, beekeeping and tending the vegetable garden and orchard. A contemporary account noted that "The interior finish affords an outstanding example of the craft of cement rendering. Memoir of Antwerp, published by John Ollivier, Pall Mall, London, 1847. The Ketton stone came from Normanton Hall, whilst the Walldon stone came from Lord Ancaster's quarries. Welcome to our Facebook page. Also a small round article, having the appearance of a Roman lamp, and composed of terra-cotta. The outstanding costs of transporting the organ by lorry from Bavaria were aided by an inaugural concert performed by Joseph Cullen, sometime organist of Westminster Cathedral and Jennifer Smith (soprano), a professor of the Royal College of Music, following a special service on 8 June 2014.[119]. Date: Taken by the author, Gordon Tatler, April 2004. His remains were interred in a vault beneath the altar of St Stephen Harding in 1878[115] and this was re-opened to receive the remains of his wife, Laura Clifford, in 1896. The county constable was called in to resolve the dispute and gave a decision in favour of the monks, whereafter opponents were obliged to refrain "from any further molestation of the religious in the erection of their new monastery". [74] However, numbers remained low during his period of governance. In 1848, the monastery became an abbey and Dom Bernard Palmer was elected as its first abbot. The tower was designed by Albert Herbert FRIBA, FSA (1875 - 1964) of Leicester, noted for having designed Lady Herbert's Garden in Coventry and for having overseen major extensions to Northampton Cathedral, between 1948 and 1955. [5] After several attempts to join other monastic communities and spells as a private chaplain, Bernard Burder died at Lulworth Castle in September 1881. It contains things that matter to me, things Ive thought about and that make me think, things I find beautiful and challenging. [99], In keeping with the tradition of the Trappist Order, the monks live on a vegetarian diet. [66] Both brothers later embarked on missionary work in Australia. Monks in Leicestershire have become the first in the UK to brew an officially recognised Trappist beer. Dom Celsus was elected as the new abbot, but after four years, he moved back to Mount Melleray, when he was elected abbot of that house.[5]. [70] He converted to Catholicism and in 1846 he presented himself at the guest house of Mount St Bernard, where he was accepted into the community by Abbot Palmer. [15] The coins were identified as being from the time of Gallienus and Tetricus I in the third century AD, and the find led to speculation that the land may have been inhabited during Roman times. Founded in 1846 as the nation's first Benedictine college, Saint Vincent College sits less than an hour east of Pittsburgh in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains. Several monks were at work in the adjoining Hayfields, working most industriously in their grey woollen gowns, one with his cowl up, and others, Lay brethren I believe, clothed in black". Pugin borrowed from these remains in his efforts to reproduce their simple and austere beauty and personally supervised the construction of the western nave, which was completed in 1844. In 1845, 2,788 people were given lodgings at the monastery and 18,887 were given food. After examining the accounts and revenue of the abbey he planned the building of the monastic church. Dom Ambrose was already abbot vicar of the order when, in 1974 he was elected abbot general, the highest office in the order. [19] The experience was to have a profound impact on him and forty-five years later he wrote: "I get no time to myself - not five minutes ever in the day- and I am growing angry. Does anyone on this forum know anything about the organ imported in 2014 from Munich to Mount St Bernard, the Cistercian Abbey in Leicestershire? This was later donated to the chapel of Ratcliffe College[117] and was eventually replaced by an Allen electronic organ, presented by the mother of Father Mark Hartley, an organist at the abbey for many years, on the occasion of his silver jubilee, in 1962. In 1878, the Leicestershire coalfield suffered a severe depression in trade, resulting in much distress being caused to the miners and their families. Delivery up to 45 miles from Abbey Under 15 miles - no minimum order / free delivery Press the space key then arrow keys to make a selection. The current pipe organ was installed in 2014 and was salvaged from a church in Munich. [citation needed], In 1839, the founder, Ambrose Phillipps de Lisle wrote: "The Monks have already commenced drawing the stone, and one of the Contractors for the Midland Counties railway has very generously given them enough iron rails to make a little Railway to their great granite rock from the spot on which the Monastery is to stand, so that by the help of a rope and a wind-lace with only one horse all the material except sand, lime, and free stone will be drawn. They take part in daily liturgical prayer, known as Opus Dei or Canonical Hours. [78], Dom Joseph Delargy retired as abbot in June 2013, after completing two six-year terms. [29] This practice was repeated on a similar scale during the General Strike of 1926. 01530 832298 or 832022. [102] In 2019, the Abbey was the subject of a full-length documentary by Leicester filmmaker, Nick Hamer, entitled Outside the City. [137], In June 2018, the Abbey's monks became the first in the UK to brew Trappist beer. Why there? [53], On the death of Abbot Palmer, the sub-prior, Father Bernard Burder, was appointed provisional superior and was elected as second abbot in 1853. James Tisdall Woodroffe, KCSG, a former Advocate-General of Bengal was buried here in 1908. It was designed by Augustus Pugin, who offered his services free of charge. Mary's Abbey, Stratford Langthorne', and not, 'the remains from'. The regularity of life at the abbey, the happy faces that shone through whatever they had suffered, the strong yet delicate singing, the early hours and hard work. The coffin comes out for funerals and is then returned to the abbey's attic. Forgot account? 10,328 people like this. [50], Initially, the monastery of Mount St Bernard was subject to the jurisdiction of the Very Reverend Vincent Ryan, Abbot of Mount Melleray in Ireland, which was regarded as the mother house of the new settlement. Abbot Erik, 46, is the son of a country vet in . On the weekend of September 30-October 1, seven of our sisters joined our brothers at St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, MA for a series of lectures by Dr. Jame Schaefer. [33] Hore-Belisha's private papers show that he stayed at the abbey regularly - once for a period of nine weeks. Entered the abbey in 1848 and for some time was Superior of the reformatory school there. [133], By the middle of the twentieth century, the chapel had succumbed to vandalism, having stood derelict for many years and in 1955, at the suggestion of Captain Ambrose de Lisle, it was dismantled and reassembled on its present site by the monks of Mount St Bernard. Open: Mon-Fri 9-5 Book in advance; Access to the archives is by appointment only. Mount St Bernard Abbey was founded in 1835 on 227 acres (0.92km2) of land[2] purchased from Thomas Gisborne MP, by Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps, a local landowner and Catholic convert who wanted to re-introduce monastic life to the country. II, 1857 - p.131, "Beeton's Men of The Age and Annals of the Time", publd by Ward, Lock and Tyler, London, 1874, Nancy Langham Cooper: "A Brief Biography of J R Herbert", 2013, Robinson, Albert F: "Holy Cross, Whitwick - A Brief History, 1837 - 1937", published by Whitwick Historical Group, 1987. 12.15 pm. However, the brewery must remain secondary in importance to the monastery's work and way of life, it was stated that it was unlikely that such demand would be satisfied. He was, until his death in 1852, the only mitred abbot in England, and the 'Abbot of Mount Saint Bernard' was widely known, but it was for his humility, charity and love for the poor that he was most widely recognised and esteemed". Members of the 'Looking For Richard' team, headed by Philippa Langley claimed that the University of Leicester had agreed to release the remains once scientific testing had been finished, so that they might be placed in a "prayerful environment", prior to reburial. Following his retirement as Abbot in 2001, Dom John Moakler was made Abbot Emeritus and later took up the position of chaplain at Holy Cross Abbey in Whitland, Wales. Located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Saint Vincent College is a welcoming environment, sharing the core values of the Benedictine tradition, especially hospitality, community, love, prayer and respect for the dignity of all. Mount Saint Bernard Abbey Online Shop Home Shop Tynt Meadow Abbey Giftshop Opening Times Monday - Saturday 10:00 - 16:30 Local delivery only, no shipping Next delivery day is Thursday 23rd February. After being closed for nearly eighteen months, we plan to resume our monastic hospitality from Monday 1, November. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/tyntmeadow/, For brewery enquiries, please email: brewery@mountsaintbernard.org, List of stockists available on our website: http://www.mountsaintbernard.org/tynt-meadow-ale. Writing in 1852, Father Robert Smith noted that, "Besides the coins, there was discovered a small arrow or spear-head, three inches long. In 1889, Father Louis had been appointed as superior of New Melleray Abbey in Iowa[75] and later became a definitor of the order. [16][17], The new monastery soon attracted sightseers. A transcript of this podcast can be found here. About See All. [131], The chapel contains "two most exquisite and remarkable figures executed by the Austrian sculptor, Johann Petz[de] (1818-80) of Munich, and representing in painted wood the Blessed Virgin weeping over her divine Son, who has just been taken down from the Cross, the nails being laid at His feet". Under 15 miles - no minimum order / free delivery, 15-45 miles - 30 minimum order / 5 delivery charge for orders under 100, Unfortunately, we do not currently offer shipping on orders, For beer/brewery enquiries please email: brewery@mountsaintbernard.org, For shop enquiries please email: shop@mountsaintbernard.org. (RIP 99 yrs)", "Brewing at Mount Saint Bernard Abbey in England, 19th Century", "Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life - 4oD - Channel 4", https://cruxnow.com/church-in-uk-and-ireland/2019/06/24/documentary-shines-light-on-englands-only-cistercian-monastery/, "Anglican Cistercians? Life at the Abbey was briefly shown in Richard Dawkins' 2012 television programme Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life. The documentary was put together over a three-year period and Hamer was given unprecedented access to the monastery, which included a week living alongside the monks, following their daily observations. Woodward, John: "A Treatise On Ecclesiastical Heraldry", 1894, Heritage Lottery Fund, Schedule of Decisions, 20.02.13, sculpture.gla.ac.uk: Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, 1851 - 1951, Albert Herbert FRIBA FSA 1875-1964 (PDF Document), "A Concise History of the Cistercian Order: With its Revival in England at St Susan's, Lullworth and Mount St. Bernard Leicestershire", by "A Cistercian Monk", 1852, p.293, Roderick O'Donnell: "The Pugins and The Catholic Midlands", 2002, William White: "History, Gazetteer and Directory of Leicestershire", 1846, "Johann Petz," trans. Mount St. Bernard Abbey | Coalville To support this, he cited a study by Saile, who took the blood pressure of 100 Carthusian, Cistercian and Carmelite monks, all meat abstainers and found it considerably lower than a similar number of Benedictine monks - meat eaters. The altar top is of Clipsham stone from Rutland. Until the late twentieth century, the monks slept in long dormitories, but now have their own cells, enabling greater solitude and individual prayer.[94]. In 1974, the monastery elected their prior, Father Cyril Bunce as abbot. [135], E. W. Pugin, the eldest son of A. W. N. Pugin, was responsible for reconstruction of the Chapter House in 1860. She meets 90-year-old Father Anselm and Brother Timothy, one of the youngest monks. Saint Bernard Abbey 1.38K subscribers Subscribe 1.5K Share 87K views 5 years ago Dedicated to lives of prayer and work, the Benedictine monks of St. Bernard Abbey offer their personal. The hanging pyx in which the Sacrament of the Body of Christ is reserved is of stainless steel and copper and was designed and made by Father Alban Buggins. Telephone: 01530 832 298. To be a Catholic, I was once told, is to be hospitable. [14] Trappist monk Father Joseph handles some malt as he oversees the brewing of a . [110] The tower contains two bells, one ('Maria') weighing two tons and the other ('Bernard') fifteen cwts, cast by Taylors of Loughborough in 1936 and which are swung slowly by means of an electrical mechanism. We are Monks of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict. The altar is of the same stone as the church and designed by David John. They sat down in groups beneath the rock, whilst the Rev. Perkins, William Rufus: "History of the Trappist Abbey of New Melleray in Dubuoue County, Iowa", 1892. The proposed route would pass their door step if allowed to go on". Celebration of the Lord s Passion. [20] After his death in 1898, his widow wrote: "Though it is doubtful whether he ever saw the place again with his bodily eyes, the thought of it accompanied him throughout his whole life. Mount St Bernard Abbey. Herbert was a close friend of Pugin and had painted him in 1845. His remains were re-interred in the cloister garth a century later, alongside the remains of monks previously interred at Lulworth. From September 2nd to the 24th, the abbots and abbesses of our Order gathered in Assisi for the second part of the General Chapter. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century this house was known as "Charnwood Tower" and was the home of Mrs Emma Frances Haydock, who was a generous benefactor to the Catholic cause locally. The first monks were Augustine, Luke, Xavier, Cyprian, Placid, Simeon and Fr Odilo Woolfrey. Mica was incorporated in the final coat, the surface being left in a roughened state".[110]. [94] By 2021, it was a community of 25 men, more than half of whom are over 80 years old. Brother Martin produces a wide range of pottery including mugs, jugs, plates, and bowls. Moses Furlong preached, from a set-off in the rock, about half way from its summit, and which accommodated him with a green sward, and a commanding position". Free beer mat included with purchase of a case online, please ask in the shop when purchasing on site. Until 2014 the monks ran a 200-acre (0.81km2) dairy farm, but this was hit by falling milk prices. Most notably, he contributed the design for a sculpture of the Last Supper for the Frauenkirche in Munich in 1859, though this was lost in air raids during World War II. The armorial water heads are the coats of arms of twenty Cistercian monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII. IX - Autumn 1955 pp.22-28, Meninger, William - "1012 Monastery Road: A Spiritual Journey", 2004, All information within this section taken from wall-mounted guide in the abbey narthex and Pevsner's "Buildings of England (Leicestershire and Rutland)", unless otherwise indicated. Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh. The Shattering of Loneliness: On Christian Rememberance, A time for Prayer (CD) - With the Monks of Mount St Bernard Abbey, Use left/right arrows to navigate the slideshow or swipe left/right if using a mobile device, http://www.mountsaintbernard.org/tynt-meadow-ale. [5] This number was increased by the influx of many Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Famine of the 1840s. Some monks of Mount St Bernard have become known for their longevity and length of service to the community. None of the current fittings are associated with Pugin and following the completion of the abbey church, the community embraced a more modern approach to liturgical design, with contributions from several noted twentieth-century designers and craftsmen. After his father died in 1862, Ambrose took the additional name of de Lisle, becoming Ambrose Charles Lisle March Phillipps de Lisle. October 11. [48] After the interment of the bones at a special ceremony on 29 July 2009, a talk was given in the abbey church by the abbot, Dom Joseph Delargy in which he explained: "You notice on the memorial stone is just inscribed, 'St. In today's Academic Minute, Rutgers University's Rachel Hadas examines what we can learn from thousands of years ago. Seventeen have put their names on a form sent to the monastery this week, including the Father Abbot". He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on the 22nd March 1998 in Nigeria. These include: Garendon in Leicestershire; Fountains and Rievaulx in Yorkshire; Waverley in Surrey; Beaulieu in Hampshire; Tintern in Monmouth; Ford in Devon; Merevale in Warwickshire and Wardon in Bedfordshire. Not a year passed during his time as superior that did not witness improvements made in both the buildings and farm. The hood of the cowl is folded over the face and the body is lowered into the ground where it is received into the arms of an infirmarian, who arranges it in a final loving service. De Lisle had the chapel built after being inspired by similar examples of wayside shrines in Bavaria and it was designed to form part of a devotional walk on his land, which comprised fourteen Stations of the Cross and a Calvary along the route. [30], The abbey suffered from financial problems and a lack of monks joining the community through the 19th century. Odilo Woolfrey died on 31 March 1856 and is buried with his brother Norbert, in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket's, Lewisham, New South Wales. There are statues dotted about of the Virgin Mary and Jesus. [67] Father Benedict, who had joined the monastery at Lulworth in 1813,[68] died at Mount St Bernard in 1850. [5], Father Louis was succeeded as superior of Mount St Bernard by the prior of Mount Melleray Abbey, Father Celsus O'Connell. 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