born 14 February 1911 |
died 11 November 1987 aged 76 |
clothed 29 September 1929 |
professed 29 September 1930 |
solemn profession 29 September 1933 |
ordained 1 August 1941 |
Baptised: Joseph Richardson
Educated at Fort Augustus
Missions: Swansea St D, Carlekemp, Coventry
Brother of Abbot Robert Richardson (Belmont) and nephew of Father Augustine Richardson (Ampleforth) and Sister Walburg Richardson (Colwich), first cousin once removed of Father Terence (Ampleforth)
Father Anselm was an Army chaplain in World War 2 and spent much time in Iceland.
Father Anselm’s headstone in the monk’s cemetery