description Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Aylesford) Overview
The Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a Carmelite friary and Catholic pilgrimage site located in Aylesford, Kent, England. It sits on the site of the Carmelite order's original 13th-century English foundation, which was established in 1242. After being returned to the Carmelites in 1949, the historic site was restored and now features chapels, gardens, and shrines open to visitors and pilgrims.
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Where is the Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Aylesford?
It is at Aylesford Priory, a Catholic pilgrimage site near the River Medway in Kent, England. The Carmelites established their first English house there in 1242.
Why is St Simon Stock connected with Aylesford?
Aylesford tradition holds that St Simon Stock experienced a vision of the Virgin Mary there on 16 July 1251. The vision is linked to the brown scapular of Mount Carmel, making the site important to Carmelite pilgrims.
What happened to Aylesford Priory after the Dissolution?
The medieval priory was dissolved under Henry VIII in 1538, and the Carmelites returned to the site in 1949. The restored priory and new shrine became the postwar pilgrimage center visitors see today.
When was the current Aylesford shrine built or rededicated?
The foundation stone for a new Shrine of Our Lady of the Assumption was laid in 1958, and the shrine was rededicated in 1965. It is therefore a postwar shrine built into a 13th-century Carmelite setting.
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