The Cowley Fathers at Bracebridge

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted May, 2005

Plaque Location

The District of Muskoka
The Town of Bracebridge
On Sadler Drive north of Maple Street
across from Palmer Crescent

Coordinates: N 45 02.970 W 79 18.284

Plaque Text

The Society of Saint John the Evangelist was founded by an Anglican priest at Cowley, England in 1866. Bound by vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, members of the order devote their lives to prayer and community service. The Society began its ministry in Canada in 1927 when three Cowley Fathers arrived in Emsdale to take charge of the scattered Anglican missions in Muskoka. They established a monastery in Bracebridge the following year. At a time when government social programs were limited, the Cowley Fathers provided essential humanitarian services as well as spiritual enrichment to Muskoka communities. Declining membership led to their withdrawal from the region in 1983.

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Posted July 5, 2011
fasinating to learn about as relatives had the Cowley Fathers go into their school to preach the gospel

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