Abbeys & priories · South East England
St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde
In or near Binstead.
St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde — Benedictine abbey on Isle of Wight, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ryde St John's Road · 0.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Benedictine abbey on Isle of Wight, England". Coordinates: 50.7285°, -1.1463°.
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Official information
St Cecilia's Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1882, dedicated to the Peace of the Heart of Jesus. The nuns engage in a traditional monastic life focused on prayer, work, and study, following the ancient Rule of St Benedict.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Isle Of Wight
- Ramsar wetland: Solent & Southampton Water
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde is an abbey of Benedictine nuns in the Isle of Wight, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The community's history has two sources: the seventeenth-century Belgian reform of Florence de Werquignoeul, and the restoration of the monastic order at Solesmes in France by Dom Prosper Guéranger in the nineteenth century.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.7285, -1.1463
- District
- Isle of Wight
- Parish
- Ryde
- Postcode
- PO33 1LH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Established
- 1882
- Nearest railway station
- Ryde St John's Road — 0.9 km
- Official site
- www.stceciliasabbey.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2820468 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: StCecilia'sAbbey Ryde IsleOfWight.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde?
- St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO33 1LH), in the parish of Ryde.
- What is St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde?
- St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde — Benedictine abbey on Isle of Wight, England.
- How do I get to St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde?
- The nearest railway station is Ryde St John's Road, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode PO33 1LH.
- When was St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde built?
- Built or established in 1882.
- Is St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde a protected site?
- Yes — St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde is part of the Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Isle Of Wight National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde?
- The nearest railway station is Ryde St John's Road, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PO33 1LH.