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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Yes, it would unfortunately appear that Paul's note was inaccurate in every single respect! It was the Bridgettine brothers became extinct in the 19th century. The Syon community ceased to use their Breviary (the brothers had used the local diocesan one - Sarum in the case of Syon) for the Roman Breviary between about 1597 and 1897 - but the Breviary was not reprinted for them until 1908. (The publisher's stock then was destroyed by war in 1914). John Briggs Whitehead John wrote: > > The Bridgettine community of Syon Abbey at South Brent in Devon has a > continuous history from its foundation by Henry V in 1415-1420, with > a long period of exile from 1559 until 1861 in Flanders, France and > Portugal. Throughout that period it retained its English nature, and > is the sole surviving pre-Reformation English monastic community. > >> Paul Chandler wrote: >> >> For what it's worth, I think that the present Bridgettine nuns are not >> really a survival but an early 20th-century re-foundation of the order, >> which had become extinct after the French Revolution ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html