by Fra Angelico, San Marco, Florence. There are a number of Benedictine Anglican religious orders, some of them using the name Order of St. Benedict. Just like their Roman Catholic counterparts, each abbey / priory / convent is independent of each other. The vows are not made to an order, but to a local incarnation of the order, hence each individual order is free to develop its own character and charism, yet each under a common rule of life after the precepts of St. Benedict. Most of the communities include a confraternity of oblates. The order consists of a number of independent communities:
OSB Anglican Benedictine communities
Australia
St Mark's Abbey, Camperdown, Victoria. Men and women. Founded in 1975, women since 1993.
England
Alton Abbey, Alton, Hampshire. Men. Founded in 1884 as the Order of St Paul.
Edgware Abbey, Edgware, Greater London. Women. Founded 1866; dedicated to stand with Mary, the mother of Jesus, at the cross, thus sharing in her commitment to embrace all people in Christ's love. Black tunic and scapular with modernised headdress, black veil, and leather belt. Over the years the community's work has evolved to meet the present needs of elderly frail people for nursing or residential care. This care provision continues in Henry Nihill House at Edgware Abbey, where Residents enjoy close links with the community, its worship and its life.
Salisbury Priory, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Men. Founded at Pershore 1914; resited at Nashdom Abbey, Buckinghamshire, 1926; resited at Elmore Abbey, Berkshire, 1987. In 2011 they relocated again to Salisbury.
Malling Abbey, West Malling, Kent. Women. Original foundation c. 1090. Re-founded in London 1891; resited to Somerset 1906; resited to West Malling 1916.
St. Gregory's Abbey, Three Rivers, Michigan. Men. Founded at Valparaiso, Indiana, 1939, as a dependency of Nashdom Abbey ; resited to Three Rivers 1949; independent abbey 1969.
, Hialeah, FL. Male monks live at the primarily Spanish-speaking monastery. Traditional religious order, Anglo Catholic in orientation. Clergy and Lay; with lay members living dispersed Founded July 2015 as an independent monastery in affiliation with the Continuing Evangelical Episcopal Communion.
Companions of St. Luke . A non-cloistered community of both men and women; a non-traditional Christian Community of the Episcopal Church.
The Community of St. John Cassian, Order of St. Benedict. Men and women. Traditional religious order. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Community of Divine Love. Men and women. Traditional religious order. Located in Los Angeles County.
Order of the Holy Paraclete , Ahinsan. Women. Founded 1915.Overseas, the Order's long-standing commitment to Africa has been extended in exciting new developments: raising awareness of Aids and providing a home for abused girls in Swaziland, and fostering vocations to Religious life in Ghana and South Africa. In response to perceived local interest and support, two new convents have been built, one in Jachie, Ashanti, where there is also an Eye Clinic run by a Ghanaian member, the other in Johannesburg alongside St Benedict's House, the retreat and conference centre run by the Sisters.
