Christ the King, Cockfosters

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Christ the King, Cockfosters

Christ the King (Vita et Pax) is an architecturally notable former priory of the Olivetan order in Bramley Road, Cockfosters, north London.

Cockfosters suburb of North London, England

Cockfosters is a suburb of north London, lying partly in the London Borough of Enfield and partly in the London Borough of Barnet. Cockfosters was located pre-1965 in the counties of Hertfordshire and Middlesex.

It was founded in 1930 by Dom Constantine Bosschaerts, formerly a monk of the Belgian Province of the Cassinese Congregation of the Primitive Observance. [1] The building is dated to 1940 and its design credited to Bosschaerts in Pevsner. [2]

Part of the building was later the Benedictine Centre for Spirituality, and is now the Cockfosters Spirituality Centre. [3]

The parish church of the Parish of Christ The King in Cockfosters occupies part of the building which was intended to form the parish hall for a larger church. [4] [5] [6] Since 2014 the parish has been administered by the Chemin Neuf Community. [7]

Chemin Neuf Community

The Chemin Neuf Community is a Catholic community with an Ecumenical vocation. Formed from a charismatic prayer group in 1973, it has 2,000 permanent members in 30 countries, and 12,000 people serving in the community missions. Its main founder is the Jesuit father, Laurent Fabre.

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References

  1. Anson, Peter F. (1949) The Religious Orders and Congregations of Great Britain and Ireland. Stanbrook Abbey Press. p. 48.
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus & Bridget Cherry. (2002). The Buildings of England: London 4 North. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. p. 456. ISBN   0300096534.
  3. Cockfosters Centre for Spirituality. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. "Roman Catholic Church of Christ the King". Diocese of Westminster. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. "Christ The King". Catholic Directory. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  6. "Cockfosters - Christ the King". Taking Stock: Catholic Churches of England and Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  7. "History of the Parish" (PDF). Roman Catholic Parish of Christ the King. Diocese of Westminster. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

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