Buckfast Abbey Competitors

Westminster Abbey is one of the world's great churches. It has been the setting for every coronation since that of William the Conqueror in 1066 and for countless other great events in the life of the nation. Thirty kings and queens lie buried within the Abbey’s walls, and many great men and women from our history are commemorated here, from statesmen and soldiers to scientists, writers and artists. Every year more than a million visitors from around the world come to explore this wonderful 750-year-old building. Thousands more come to worship at the daily services which are at the heart of life at the Abbey. The Abbey is an exciting, fascinating place to work. Our 600 highly-committed staff and volunteers are dedicated to caring for the Abbey and for all who visit and worship here. Our community is made up of clergy, musicians, vergers, conservators, stonemasons, teachers, visitor welcome and security staff, and many more besides. The Abbey is also home to the thriving Westminster Abbey Institute which aims to renew faith in public life, and to the Abbey's Foundation which raises funds to protect the Abbey, its collections and musical heritage for today and for future generations. Find out more about joining us at Westminster Abbey: www.westminster-abbey.org/about-the-abbey/jobs-volunteering/

Mount Angel Seminary, the oldest Catholic seminary west of the Mississippi River, was established in 1889 by the monks of Mount Angel Abbey at the request of the Archbishop of Oregon City. The primary purpose of Mount Angel Seminary is forming and educating men for the Catholic priesthood for dioceses and religious communities. But a sizable number of non-seminarian students, including lay people, study at Mount Angel Seminary in the Graduate School of Theology. Mount Angel Seminary offers degrees ranging from bachelors to doctorate and is an accredited institution under the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).

We are a contemplative monastic community living according to the Rule of St. Benedict with a distinctive dedication to the Eucharist. Our ministry is one of prayer, and we support ourselves with the sale of altar breads. We are the Vatican's first approved maker of low-gluten altar breads. We also publish Spirit&Life magazine, one of the oldest, continuously published faith-centered periodicals in the nation, and own Monastery Creations, a line of handcrafted soaps, lotions other items made through the partnership of work and prayer. Many of our soaps and lotions are crafted with a drop of holy water.