The History of Douai Abbey Online Talk
with Father Geoffrey Scott
Douai Abbey was founded in Paris in 1615, following the suppression of the English Benedictine abbeys by Henry VIII, 1436-1540, and after the death of the last Westminster Abbey monk in 1603. The Community survived in Paris until the French Revolution, when the resident Community was imprisoned, but freed in 1794. It then re-established itself in Douai, in northern France, in 1818, and was there for nearly a century until in 1903 it returned to England, to Woolhampton, taking over St Mary’s College, Woolhampton, where it survives until today.
Discover more in this fascinating talk.
2-3.15pm
Pre-booking is required, because the event link will be sent in advance.
Image: Douai Abbey by Sandy B - CC 2.0 (cropped)
About Berkshire Family History Society
This talk is organised by Berkshire Family History Society, a registered charity number 283010.
