The Cowley Fathers, A History of the English Congregation of the Society of St John the Evangelist, by Serenhedd James Confirmation_Service Books Born into a working-class family

Born into a working-class family in Yorkshire

The monkey was probably taken from the "Barbary Apes" of Gibraltar which the Crusaders would have brought back to Britain with them

Shrine enthusiast Michael Tavinor explores the history and the present day significance of the shrines to the saints that can be found in many cathedrals and abbeys

Cruciform design based on Byzantine St George’s cross

Wall Hanging or Free Standing Saint Brigid or Bridget

The Cowley Fathers, A History of the English Congregation of the Society of St John the Evangelist, by Serenhedd James Confirmation_Service Books Born into a working-class familyThe Society of St John the Evangelist, otherwise known as the Cowley Fathers, was the first men's religious order to be founded in the Church of England since the Reformation, as a result of the spread and influence of the Oxford Movement and its Anglo Catholic spirituality in the 19th century. Established in Oxford in 1866, its charismatic founder, Richard Meux Benson worked closely with American priests and just four years later a congregation was