Overview

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.

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Author:   David N. Bell
Publisher:   Liturgical Press
Imprint:   Liturgical Press
Volume:   299
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.425kg
ISBN:  

9780879072209

ISBN 10:   0879072202
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   29 March 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Adult education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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

Reviews

"""David Bell has produced a lively and readable account of the Trappist Abbey of St. Susan in Lulworth, England. During its twenty-three years in a country then hostile to Catholicism, the Lulworth monastery served as a refuge for monks escaping the French Revolution and an important way station in the preservation and revival of monasticism in the early nineteenth century. Professor Bell's engaging history brings to life the personalities of the most important figures in St. Susan's history. Some of them played crucial roles in the larger Trappist revival like Augustin de Lestrange and Dom Antoine Saulnier de Beauregard who under government pressure led the St. Susan monks back to France to establish Melleray Abbey and help the restoration of monasticism in France."" Jay Butler, Independent Scholar-- (11/27/2023 12:00:00 AM)"

Author Information

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).

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