Ampleforth Abbey

Ampleforth Abbey
The Abbey Church of St Laurence, Ampleforth
Ampleforth Abbey is located in North Yorkshire
Ampleforth Abbey
Ampleforth Abbey
Location within North Yorkshire
54°12′06″N 1°05′05″W / 54.2018°N 1.0847°W / 54.2018; -1.0847
OS grid referenceSE598788
LocationAmpleforth, North Yorkshire
CountryEngland
DenominationCatholic Church
WebsiteAmpleforthabbey.org.uk
History
StatusAbbey
Founded1802
Founder(s)Lady Anne Fairfax
DedicationSt Laurence the Martyr
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I[1]
Designated9 September 1985[1]
Administration
ProvinceLiverpool
DioceseMiddlesbrough
DeaneryCentral
Clergy
AbbotRobert Igo

Ampleforth Abbey is a monastery of Benedictine monks a mile to the east of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England, part of the English Benedictine Congregation. It descends from the pre-Reformation community at Westminster Abbey through the last surviving monk from Westminster, Sigebert Buckley (c. 1520 - c. 1610). As of 2024 the monastery has 41 monks, and sometimes will have 50 nuns of the monastery organization.[2]

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "The Abbey Church (1315767)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Monastery | Ampleforth Abbey". www.ampleforthabbey.org.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2023.