Construction In 1869, the
Society of All Saints Sisters of the Poor were invited to Oxford by the founder of the
Society of St John the Evangelist,
Richard Meux Benson to run the St John's Home hospital. A convent was needed to house the sisters working in the hospital. In 1873, the foundation stone was laid by
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, for the adjacent
convent to the south of the hospital. The building was designed by
Charles Buckeridge. From 1882 to 1891, further work was done to the building, overseen by the architect
John Loughborough Pearson. In 1982,
Sister Frances Ritchie of the All Saints Sisters founded
Helen & Douglas House next door.
Conventual Franciscans In 2013, the
Franciscan Order of Friars Minor Conventual returned to work in Oxford for the first time since the
Reformation. They started a centre for
formation in
Holton. In July 2014, they moved to All Saints Convent after the All Saints sisters moved into a smaller residence. The Friary chapel west end, Oxford.jpg|West end of chapel ==See also==