Sclerder Abbey

United Kingdom / England / Looe /
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Nunnery of Our Lady of Light, founded for the Dames de la Retraite c.1843-1852
Franciscan 1858-1862, Carmelite 1864-1871, Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary 1904, Franciscan c.1925, Carmelite 1981. No longer an abbey, but the place is still active.

Sclerder Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery in Cornwall, England, UK, located between Looe and Polperro, which accommodates an order of enclosed nuns, whose role is to pray for the Church and the wider world.
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Coordinates:   50°20'51"N   4°30'18"W
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