Monastery information | |
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Full name | Abbey of Our Lady, Help of Christians |
Other names | Worth Abbey |
Order | Benedictine |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1933 |
Mother house | Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset |
Dedicated to | Our Lady, Help of Christians |
Diocese | Arundel and Brighton |
People | |
Founder(s) | Rt. Rev. John Chapman |
Abbot | Rt. Rev. Mark Barrett, O.S.B., Ph.D. |
Bishop | Rt. Rev. Richard Moth, D.D. |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Abbey |
Architect | Francis Pollen |
Site | |
Location | Paddockhurst Road, Turners Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 4SB |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°5′33.16″N 0°7′5.94″W / 51.0925444°N 0.1183167°W |
Grid reference | TQ318342 |
Website | Worth Abbey |
The Abbey of Our Lady, Help of Christians, commonly known as Worth Abbey, is a community of Roman Catholic monks who follow the Rule of St Benedict near Turners Hill village, in West Sussex, England. Founded in 1933, the abbey is part of the English Benedictine Congregation. As of 2020, the monastic community had 21 monks.[1]