Quarr Abbey.
Date: 2010.
Source: http://www.wyrdlight.com Antony McCallum
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Quarr Abbey, Isle of Wight, England.
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Music: “Smaointe”.
Sung by: Enya.
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Quarr Abbey (French: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Quarr)
is a Monastery between the villages of Binstead and Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight in Southern England.
[Editor: Zephyrinus has personal knowledge of the wonderful Monastery at Quarr, having spent some time there on Retreat. He can heartily recommend it to all who are seeking some Peace, Quiet, and Prayerful Assurance.]
The name Quarr is pronounced as “Kwor” (rhyming with “for”). It belongs to the Catholic Order of Saint Benedict.
The Grade I-Listed Monastic buildings and Church,
completed in 1912, are considered some of the most important 20th-Century Religious structures in the United Kingdom;
Sir Nikolaus Pevsner described the Abbey as: “Among the
most daring and successful Church buildings of the
Early-20th-Century in England”.[1]
The Monastery was constructed from Belgian brick in a style combining French, Byzantine, and Moorish, architectural elements. In the vicinity are a few remains of the original
12th-Century Abbey.[2]
[Editor: Parts of The Tower of London were constructed by stone which came from the quarry at Quarr, adjacent to the present Monastery. The name “Quarr” means “Quarry”.]
The Community of Monks maintains the Monastery’s regular life and the attached Farm. As of 2013, the Community provides two-month Internships for young men.[3]
The History and Ruins of Quarr Abbey.
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