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.
Origins
[edit]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] Bosschaerts has served as secretary to Pope John XXIII and both men were "involved in the establishing of the Vita et Pax Foundation, which embodied ideas of Christian unity." [2] The building is dated to 1940 and its design credited to Bosschaerts in Pevsner.[3]
The Building
[edit]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]
The reinforced concrete construction is "has historical significance as an early manifestation in England of the influence of the continental Liturgical Movement" [7] and is both simultaneously simple and modern.
Since 2014 the parish has been administered by the Chemin Neuf Community.[8]
Part of the building was later the Benedictine Centre for Spirituality, and is now the Cockfosters Spirituality Centre.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Anson, Peter F. (1949) The Religious Orders and Congregations of Great Britain and Ireland. Stanbrook Abbey Press. p. 48.
- ^ https://taking-stock.org.uk/building/cockfosters-christ-the-king/
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus & Bridget Cherry. (2002). The Buildings of England: London 4 North. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. p. 456. ISBN 0300096534.
- ^ "Roman Catholic Church of Christ the King". Diocese of Westminster. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Christ The King". Catholic Directory. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Cockfosters - Christ the King". Taking Stock: Catholic Churches of England and Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ https://taking-stock.org.uk/building/cockfosters-christ-the-king/
- ^ "History of the Parish" (PDF). Roman Catholic Parish of Christ the King. Diocese of Westminster. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Cockfosters Centre for Spirituality. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
External links
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