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2 unusual facts about Hugh Gilbert


Hugh Gilbert

He made his solemn monastic profession in 1979 and was ordained priest on the Feast of SS Peter and Paul, 29 June 1982 by Mario Conti.

Gilbert entered the monastery of Pluscarden in Moray, Scotland, taking the religious name Hugh, and was later sent to Fort Augustus Abbey on the shores of Loch Ness for studies and preparation for the priesthood.



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