Golgotha Monastery

Golgotha Monastery
The monastery viewed from a small tidal island adjacent to Papa Stronsay.
Golgotha Monastery
59°09′N2°35′W / 59.15°N 2.58°W / 59.15; -2.58
Location	Papa Stronsay, Orkney Islands
Country	Scotland
Denomination	Catholic
Website	www.papastronsay.com
History
Founded	1999
Specifications
Materials	Stone

Golgotha Monastery is a monastery located on the Orkney island of Papa Stronsay. ^[1] The monastery was founded in 1999, after the monastic community of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer purchased the island that year from farmer Charles Ronald Smith. ^[2]

History

After the island was purchased for £250,000 by the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer in 1999, a congregation of Catholic monks established the Golgotha Monastery. ^[3] The Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer was established in 1988 by the Redemptorist priest Michael Mary Sim, and was previously affiliated with the Society of Saint Pius X. The population of Papa Stronsay as of the 2020s is approximately 26, consisting entirely of the monks who reside within the Golgotha Monastery. ^[4]

References

1. "Welcome to Papa Stronsay". www.papastronsay.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
2. "The monks who bought their own Scottish island". 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2024– via www.bbc.co.uk.
3. "Meet the Orkney monks at the centre of a tourist boom". The Herald. 16 February 2020. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
4. "Papa Stronsay". Lonely-Isles. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.