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Syon Abbey

"Sion Abbey" redirects here. For Sion Abbey near Overijssel, see Sion Abbey (Netherlands).

51°28′36.2″N 0°18′42.7″W / 51.476722°N 0.311861°W / 51.476722; -0.311861

Engraving of original seal of the Abbess and Convent of Syon, Isleworth. Seated above is the Virgin Mary, holding the infant Jesus in her right arm. In her left hand she holds a stem of lily, her attribute denoting purity. Below is the founder of Syon Monastery, King Henry V, who kneels praying to the Virgin and Christ above, by the intercession of St Bridget, standing behind. The royal arms of England appear on the right with the cross of St George, patron of England, on the left, apparently with a lily between each arm. The legend around the perimeter is: "S(igillum) commune monasterii Sc'i (sancti) Salvatoris de Syon london' dioc'...." Dated between 1415 (founding) and 1422 (death of H V). Printed in Aungier's History of Syon Monastery, London, 1840

Syon Abbey /ˈsaɪən/, also called simply Syon, was a dual monastery of men and women of the Bridgettine Order, although it only ever had abbesses during its existence. It was founded in 1415 and stood, until its demolition in the 16th century, on the left (northern) bank of the River Thames within the parish of Isleworth, in the county of Middlesex, on or near the site of the present Georgian mansion of Syon House, today in the London Borough of Hounslow. It was named after the biblical holy "City of David which is Zion" (1 Kings 8:1),[1] built on the eponymous Mount Zion (or Sion, Syon, etc.).

At the time of the dissolution, the abbey was the wealthiest religious house in England.[2] Syon Abbey maintained a substantial library, with a collection for the monks and another for the nuns.[3] When Catherine of Siena's Dialogue of Divine Revelation was translated into English for the abbey, it was given a new title, "The Orchard of Syon," and included a separate prologue written to the nuns.[4]

  1. ^ spelling of Authorised King James Version
  2. ^ William Page & J. Horace Round, ed. (1907). 'Houses of Benedictine nuns: Abbey of Barking', A History of the County of Essex: Volume 2. pp. 115–122.
  3. ^ Bell, David (1995). What Nuns Read. Kalamazoo, Michigan: Cistercian Studies. and Gillespie, V. (2000). "The Book and the Brotherhood: Reflections on the Lost Library of Syon Abbey". In Edwards, A.S.G; Gillespie, V.; Hanna, Ralph (eds.). The English Medieval Book: Studies in Memory of Jeremy Griffiths. British Library. pp. 185–208. ISBN 9780712346504.
  4. ^ Hodgson, Phyllis. The Orchard of Syon. Oxford University Press for Early Text Society. OCLC 223987687.
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