Monday, February 11, 2013

Premontre Day!





At Kates school, there are Five houses - Kate is in Premontre. Today they celebrate with a day of fun!

Here is a little bit about the 5 houses:




xantenlogo  Xanten, near the Dutch-German border was the birthplace of St Norbert in 1080. His early life before his conversion was spent in this area. As such it holds a treasured place in Norbertine history. Xanten is also familiar as the name of our Performing Arts Centre. The Xanten mascot is a Tiger.

premontrelogo Prémontré is the valley near Laon in France where St Norbert Established his first communities of canons and cannonesses. It was from these that the Norbertine spirit spread through Europe. While there is no longer a Norbertine community at Prémontré. it is the beginning of Norbertine history. This house name would be familiar to staff and students as it is the name of our Library. The Prémontré mascot is a Penguin.


 magdeburglogo After some years at Prémontré, St Norbert was made Archbishop of this German city and Primate (Head-Churchman) of Germany. In 1126 he also established a Norbertine community there, which had a high reputation for missionary preaching among the pagan people known as the 'Wens'. St Norbert was buried in Magdeburg, but at the time of the Reformation his body was taken to the Abbey of Strahov in Prague. The Magdeburg mascot is a Magpie.

  
tongerlologo The town of Tongerlo, in Belgium has a Norbertine Abbey which is the 'Grandmother' of the community here at Queens Park. Canons from Tongerlo Abbey established a community in Ireland, which in turn made the foundation in Western Australia. Tongerlo was established during the lifetime of St Norbert, so it has a strong tradition which is over 850 years old.Norbertines from Tongerlo have spread the spirit of St Norbert to Canada, Chile, Zaire, Ireland and England. The Tongerlo mascot is a Kangaroo.


 kilnacrottlogo Kilnacrott is a Gaelic (Irish) word meaning 'church on a hill'. It is the place in County Cavan, Eire, where Tongerlo Abbey established a community of canons in 1924. Holy Trinity Abbey Kilnacrott founded the Norbertine Community in Western Australia in 1959 when three Irish Norbertines arrived. The Kilnacrott mascot is a Crocodile

 






















 







 

















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