Strangers in a Strange Land

The Trappist Monastery of Saint Susan at Lulworth, Dorset, 1794–1817

David N. Bell (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

360 Seiten

2024
Liturgical Press (Verlag)
978-0-87907-220-9 (ISBN)

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The history of Saint Susan’s monastery on the south coast of England is as remarkable as the tumultuous times in which it existed. Located at East Lulworth, it was founded in 1794 and existed for twenty-three years before political and other circumstances forced Dom Antoine Saulnier de Beauregard and his community to leave England for France in 1817. There they re-founded the old Cistercian abbey of Melleray in Brittany.

Strangers in a Strange Land brings the story of Saint Susan’s monastery to light against the backdrop of a war between England and France, religious prejudice, conflicts of personality, lies, and misunderstanding. It introduces the dominant figure of the time, Dom Augustin de Lestrange, abbot of La Valsainte in Switzerland, as well as two others of major importance including the first prior of the house, Dom Jean-Baptiste Desnoyers, and the last and only abbot, Dom Antoine Saulnier de Beauregard.

David N. Bell is professor emeritus of religious studies and dean of theology at Queen's College, St. John's, Newfoundland, and canon theologian in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in St. John's. He is the author of a number of books published by Cistercian Publications, including The Very Devout Meditations attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux, Handmaid of the Lord: Mary, the Cistercians, and Armand-Jean de Rancé (CS293, 2021), Everyday Life at La Trappe under Armand-Jean de Rancé (CS274, 2018), and A Saint in the Sun: Praising Saint Bernard in the France of Louis XIV (CS271, 2017).

Contents

Table of Figures xi
A Note on Spelling xiii
Preface xv

Chapter One
The Founders: Armand-Jean de Rancé and Augustin de Lestrange 1
Chapter Two
The Lure of La Trappe 29
Chapter Three
Popery, Prejudice, and the Welds of Lulworth 55
Chapter Four
The Founding of the Monastery 79
Chapter Five
Adverse Reactions 105
Chapter Six
The First Prior: Dom Jean-Baptiste Desnoyers 125
Chapter Seven
The Monks and the Monastery 149
Chapter Eight
Monastic Life at Saint Susan’s 173
Chapter Nine
The Voyage to Martinique and the Story of James Power 199
Chapter Ten
James Power’s Accusations and Their Aftermath 223
Chapter Eleven
Dom Antoine Saulnier de Beauregard and the End of Saint Susan’s 249
APPENDIX ONE
Joseph Addison’s Description of La Trappe in Normandy in 1700 275
APPENDIX TWO
Description of Saint Susan’s in 1800 by Richard Gough 278
APPENDIX THREE
Description of Saint Susan’s in July 1800 by “P. F.” 281
APPENDIX FOUR
Description of Saint Susan’s in March 1813 by “Father Paul” 286
APPENDIX FIVE
Description of Saint Susan’s in June 1817 by Father Luke Bernard Barber 290
APPENDIX SIX
The Six Illustrations in Thomas D. Fosbroke,
British Monachism; or, Manners and Customs of the Monks and Nuns of England
(London: M. A. Nattali, 1843), Opposite 306 310
APPENDIX SEVEN
The Book Collection at Saint Susan’s 318

Select Bibliography 325
Index of Names and Places 331

Erscheinungsdatum	26.03.2024
Reihe/Serie	Cistercian Studies Series
Verlagsort	Collegeville, MN
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	425 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-87907-220-2 / 0879072202
ISBN-13	978-0-87907-220-9 / 9780879072209
Zustand	Neuware