Origin from 1961
The Community of St Andrew is an Anglican religious order of professed sisters in the Diocese of London, Church of England, founded in 1861 by Elizabeth Ferard with the encouragement of Bishop Tait of London; Ferard herself was ordained the first deaconess of the modern Anglican Communion on 18 July 1862. Originally based near King's Cross before moving to Tavistock Crescent, Westbourne Park, in 1873, the community's early work centred on deaconess training, parish work, nursing and teaching. It stopped accepting new recruits in 1987, once women could be ordained directly as deacons and priests, and its remaining sisters relocated to St Mary's Convent in Chiswick in 2002.
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Classification
Kind of orderAnglican Religious Communities 1 ApostolateContemplative or Monastic Prayer 2 ApostolateCharitable and Medical Work 2 Organisation
OrdinationVowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 2 Practice
Liturgical Language Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Origins
Origin Period Belief
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Belongs to Tradition
Rooted In
Source Community of St Andrew (Wikipedia)
Uses Liturgical Language
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1. Wikipedia: Community of St Andrew
WikipediaIntroduction, kind of orderQuote, Introduction, kind of order
Andrew (CSA) is an Anglican religious order of professed sisters in holy orders or who otherwise serve in diaconal ministry.
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Community of St Andrew (Wikipedia)
Rooted In: Anglican Communion, Lead sectionQuote, Rooted In: Anglican Communion, Lead section
The Community of St. Andrew (CSA) is an Anglican religious order of professed sisters in holy orders or who otherwise serve in diaconal ministry.
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