Its not often that we get work in such hallowed halls as St Francis.
Posbury House was the home to an Anglican Franciscan nunnery known as The Community of the Franciscan Servants of Jesus & Mary founded in Stepney, London, in 1935 by Grace Emily Costin who took the name “Mother Teresa”. It moved in 1937 to the Isle of Wight and again in 1942, to escape the danger of enemy bombardment during World War II, to Posbury House, which they renamed The House of St Francis. During the War the community started to host retreats for candidates for ordination as priests in the Diocese of Exeter, a practice which was only discontinued shortly before 2014.
Many of the nuns continue to grace St Francis and are buried in the nun’s graveyard.
Working at WCI allows us to work with some amazing people and at some special places. This post is part of a series celebrating all the special things we get to do.
