A C20th statue of St Samson, second Abbot of the C6th Celtic monastery on Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK; patron of the whole island.
A C20th statue of St Samson, second Abbot of the C6th Celtic monastery on Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK; patron of the whole island, the modern Abbey & its Church. The Italianate monastery, designed by architect Coates Carter, was built 1910-13 for Dom Aelred (Benjamin Fearnley Carlyle) & his group of Anglican Benedictines who were received into the Roman Catholic Church in 1913. In 1925 the island was sold to the present order of Reformed Cistercians (Trappist) from Scourmont Abbey, Chimay, Belgium, who took up residence in 1929.
Size: 2650px × 3780px
Location: Caldey Island Monastery, Caldey Island, off Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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