The Virgin Mary and the Silent Monk

In the verdant embrace of Devon’s countryside, where Kingskerswell’s quaint cottages nestle against the ancient stones of the Augustinian Priory, a veil of mystery drapes the village, whispering of divine and spectral encounters that defy time. In 1923, Sister Margaret beheld a radiant vision of the Virgin Mary above the priory’s chapel altar, her moonlit robes and rose-scented presence bathing the congregation in awe, forever marking the sacred space with celestial grace. Yet, decades earlier, in 1890, farmer John Harrow and his wife Eliza, rattled by the silent glide of a hooded monk along the priory road, uncovered a darker enigma—a ghostly figure whose mute vigil hints at penance or guardianship, weaving Kingskerswell’s past into a tapestry of miracles and shadows that lingers in the twilight air.