It was a cute and endearing moment, and one that the monks in the square seemed to get a real kick out of. “Usually, we Friars want to take them home. Tn this case, he wanted to take the Friar ...

Around 11.45am the monks would conduct the Chapter Mass, which is similar to the Catholic service of today. In the early evenings the friars chanted Vespers in the monastery chapel. As each psalm ...

In 1327, a Franciscan friar, William of Baskerville, is asked to investigate the unfortunate death of a monk who has fallen or been pushed from the Abbey's parapet.

In 1327, a Franciscan friar, William of Baskerville, is asked to investigate the unfortunate death of a monk who has fallen or been pushed from the Abbey's parapet.