Monastery information | |
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Other names | Farnborough Abbey |
Order | Order of Saint Benedict |
Established | 1881 |
Dedicated to | Saint Michael the Archangel |
Diocese | Portsmouth |
Controlled churches | Saint Michael's Abbey Church |
People | |
Founder(s) | Empress Eugénie |
Abbot | Dom Cuthbert Brogan |
Important associated figures | |
Site | |
Location | Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°17′48″N 0°44′59″W / 51.296645°N 0.749662°W |
Grid reference | SU873560 |
Public access | Yes |
Website | https://farnboroughabbey.org |
Saint Michael's Abbey (French: Abbaye Saint-Michel) is a Benedictine abbey in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. The small community is known for its liturgy (which is sung in Latin and Gregorian chant), its pipe organ, and its liturgical publishing and printing. This abbey is also known for enshrining a Pontifically crowned image of Saint Joseph.
Public tours of the abbey take place every Saturday at 3pm, with the visit comprising a tour of the church and a visit to the crypt.