Location
Nom officielO.L. of Bethlehem Abbey
Numéro61
Adresse11 Ballymena Road, Portglenone, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Ireland
Informations de contact
Téléphone[44] (28) 2582 1211
Email communautéinfo@bethabbey.com
Site webwww.bethlehemabbey.com
SupérieurDom Aelred Magee, Superior ad nutum 2024
Autres informations
Statut juridiqueAbbey
DiocèseDioecesis Dunensis et Connorensis (Down and Connor)
Région OCSOISLES
OriginesFounded by Mount Melleray in 1948; Abbey in July 1951.
Histoire
- A Georgian mansion (c. 1800) with an estate of about 150 mostly fertile arable hectares situated in Northern Ireland was purchased in 1948. Other buildings were added on prior to the construction of an entirely new monastery in the 1960s, which was necessitated by the increasing numbers joining the community. The numbers peaked around 1970.
- 1967: opening and blessing of the new church.
- The monastery is situated in the Northern part of Ireland where the centuries-old political conflict between the English and Irish (later to have a religious Catholic/Protestant dimension) still simmers and flares up from time to time.
Père immédiatMount Melleray (until 2022); *Father Immediate *: Rep. delegated to M. Brigitte Pinot of Tautra
Associés laïcsCistercian Lay Associates of Our Lady of Bethlehem Abbey
Supérieurs préc.
- Oliver FARRELL, Superior — 01/09/1948 – 08/07-1951, Abbot 08/07/1951-17/09/1958
- Aengus DUNPHY, Abbot — 22/10/1958 – 26/09/1977
- Celsus KELLY, Abbot — 27/09/1977 – 08/11/2019
- Celsus KELLY, Superior ad nutum — 09/11/ 2019 – 17/01/2024
Travail/revenusA changing economic climate has meant that the farm no longer provides the community with a viable source of income. This comes mainly from a religious shop, a craftshop and a printery; with something as well from the donations left by the steady stream of visitors.
Install. hôtes10 rooms, all of which can be shared if necessary.
Transport10 rooms, all of which can be shared if necessary.
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