What is Society of St. John the Evangelist?
The '''Society of St. John the Evangelist''' is an [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] [[religious order|order]]. The [[monk]]s make a [[vow]]: They say they want to live in [[poverty]] and that they will not [[marriage|marry]] anyone. The order was founded by Father [[Richard Meux Benson]], an Anglican [[priest]] in [[1866]]. Because they were founded in [[Cowley]], near [[Oxford]] in [[England]] they are also known as the '''Cowley fathers'''. It has two branches, the original one in [[England]], and one in the [[United States]]. The house in the United States was founded around the year 1874. The American branch of the society has 2 houses for their [[monk]]s. Today, there are [[monastery|monasteries]] in [[Scotland]], [[India]], [[South Africa]], [[Japan]], and [[Canada]]. The monks live under [[The Rule of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist.]] The monks spend a lot of time in prayer and they also go on missions. They are one of the first [[monastary|monasteries]] founded after the [[Protestant Reformation]]. ==The Fellowship of Saint John== The fellowship of the Society of St.John the Evangelist is a group of people who want to live there lives in close a relation with the monks at the society. They give money to the society and pray for the monks there. They make a rule of life that is similar to The Rule of the Society of St.John the Evangelist. There are about 1,000 men and woman who are apart of the fellowship. One of the most famous members is Frank Griswold. {{religion-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Society of Saint John the Evangelist}} [[Category:Anglicanism]] [[Category:Christian religious orders]]