Nuns at Work

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

559

Date Released

9 Sep 1965

Date recorded

30 Jul 1965

Length of issue (in feet)

739

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Antique Aircraft
2. 2Ra Motor Bike Display
3. 3Nuns at Work

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: ...even in the seclusion of a nunnery at Godalming, Surrey. Here we have an insight in to the cloistered lives of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood who are pledged to serve the sick, poor and destitute. So far from living a life of silent contemplation these Sisters tackle a whole series of man-sized jobs. We see them farming, mixing concrete and building barns, fishing, swimming and living a life of Christianity that is almost to a masculine degree.

Keywords

Religion and belief

Locations

Godalming; England; Surrey

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Wilfrid Thomas

Length of story (in feet)

390

Story extras:

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