The Sisters of Mercy first came to Abingdon in 1860. There was a great need at the time to educate the children of Catholic familes, and also – as it turned out – to provide education for the children of the poor – irrespective of religion.
You can see memorials to individual sisters in St. Edmunds Churchyard.
There is also a living legacy in St Edmunds Primary School, and Our Lady’s School, and the many thousands of people who have the Sisters to thank for their education.
These pictures were taken last Friday, and show the last two Sisters taking their leave of Abingdon.
Father Jamie, the Parish Priest at Our Lady and St. Edmunds, Abingdon, was there to thank them for their work here among us – A GREAT WORK. I wrote more about their history back in abingdon2006.blogspot.com .
So sorry to see the Sisters go. They have been a wonderful blessing to the whole Abingdon community. Thank you, Sisters. Our prayers go with you for your happiness and fulfilment in your continued ministry elsewhere.
Yes, God Bless them for their future.
We are very sorry to see them go; obedience must be the hardest of the religious vows. See also today’s Oxford Mail report
they put out some nice records in the 1980s – this corrosion was my favourite.
Good luck, and God bless. The Sisters of Mercy have done sterling work within Abingdon.
“This Corrosion” is a song from the album Floodland by The Sisters of Mercy. It was released as a single in 1987 reaching number 7 in the UK Charts.
The song was written by Andrew Eldritch, and produced by Jim Steinman. It is generally recognised as one of the band’s most well-known songs, using a 40-piece choir, and lasting for over 10 minutes. Eldritch’s lyrics concern his previous band members leaving The Sisters of Mercy to form The Mission.
The mission just weren’t as good – have very fond memory of the sisters of mercy – sound track to many good uni parties 🙂 – showing my age now
And I also wish the Abingdon sisters well in their next mission.
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