Ampleforth Abbey
| Ampleforth Abbey | |
|---|---|
| The Abbey Church of St Laurence, Ampleforth | |
| 54°12′06″N 1°05′05″W / 54.2018°N 1.0847°W | |
| OS grid reference | SE598788 |
| Location | Ampleforth, North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Website | Ampleforthabbey.org.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Abbey |
| Founded | 1802 |
| Founder(s) | Lady Anne Fairfax |
| Dedication | St Laurence the Martyr |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 9 September 1985 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Middlesbrough |
| Deanery | Central |
| Clergy | |
| Abbot | Robert Igo |
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Ampleforth Abbey is a monastery of Benedictine monks a mile to the east of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England, part of the English Benedictine Congregation. It descends from the pre-Reformation community at Westminster Abbey through the last surviving monk from Westminster, Sigebert Buckley (c. 1520 - c. 1610). As of 2024 the monastery has 41 monks, and sometimes will have 50 nuns of the monastery organization.