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Society of Our Lady of the Isles
Society of Our Lady of the Isles in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
About
Society of Our Lady of the Isles is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Society of Our Lady of the Isles (SOLI) is a small Anglican religious order for women, founded in the late 20th century. It is located in Shetland, and is part of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It is arguably the most remote community (by location) within the Anglican Communion. The Rule of the community is a mixture of Franciscan and Cistercian, but with heavy Celtic influences.
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Background
History
The community dates its origin from 1984 when the Reverend Mother Mary Agnes arrived on the island of Fetlar to live a contemplative and isolated life of prayer. She took over a simple cottage with a small barn suitable for conversion to a chapel. Others began to visit, or stay, and in 1988 the Society was named and came into existence as a group, rather than an individual. Mother Mary Agnes was formally recognised as Superior by the Church in 1993.
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- Coordinates
- 60.7340, -0.9580
Sources
- wikidata: Q7552585 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Society of Our Lady of the Isles (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Society of Our Lady of the Isles?
- Society of Our Lady of the Isles is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 60.7340°, -0.9580°.