Society of St John the Evangelist
Church of SS. Mary and John, Cowley Road | |
| Abbreviation | SSJE |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1866 |
| Founder | Richard Meux Benson Charles Chapman Grafton |
| Type | Anglican religious order |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, US |
Superior | Br. Keith Nelson |
| Website | ssje |
The Society of St John the Evangelist (SSJE) is an Anglican religious order for men. The members live under a rule of life and, at profession, make monastic vows of poverty, celibacy and obedience.
SSJE was founded in 1866 at Cowley, Oxford, England, by Richard Meux Benson, Charles Chapman Grafton, and Simeon Wilberforce O'Neill. Known colloquially as the Cowley Fathers, the society was the first stable religious community of men to be established in the Anglican Communion since the English Reformation. For many years the society had houses in England, Scotland, India, South Africa, Japan, and Canada.