Fr. Nicholas
Give thanks to God for the life of the Reverend Dom Nicholas Seymour O.S.B. Monk of Alton Abbey Born 20 October 1939 Professed 21 March 1987 Ordained Deacon 1 November 1996 Ordained Priest 20 June 1997 Died peacefully at 9.10a.m. on 9 July 2016 Please pray for the repose of his soul. ( Details for […]
Alton Abbey Benedictine Community Opus Dei.
Fr Abbot and the Chapter have reviewed the communities Opus Dei. Please find the altered schedule here.
First Profession
On 11 June 2014, the Chapter of monks in Life Profession elected Brother Anthony Witherspoon to make his First Profession as a Benedictine Monk for a period of three years and one month. Invitations will be sent to the Oblates and Companions in the coming days. The election took place on Brother Anthony’s birthday.
Bro John & the Community
L-R: Postulant Fr. Alan Salmon; Dom Nicholas Seymour; Abbot Giles Hill; Dom Timothy Bavin; Prior Andrew Johnson; Brother John Towson; Dom Anselm Shobrook; Abbot William Hughes; and Novice Brother Benedict Hintikka