The Lisbonian Magazine English College Lisbon July 2010 The Lisbonian – The magazine of the Lisbonian Society All correspondence should be addressed to: The Editor Kevin Hartley 8 Hanbury Hill Stourbridge DY8 1BE The Lisbonian is the bi-annual magazine of the Lisbonian Society, appearing in January and July, and covers a wide range of topics of current and historical interest. The magazine is distributed to all members of the Society and to those who have expressed an interest in the College. Articles relating in any way to Lisbon past or present and especially to former students of the College are always very welcome. Anyone wishing to submit an article for consideration should in the �rst instance contact Kevin Hartley as above or by email: [email protected] Lisbonian Society Correspondence relating to the Lisbonian Society should be addressed to Hon Secretary Lisbonian Society V Rev Canon Gerard Hetherington, KHS The Presbytery 12 Station Road Peters�eld GU32 2ED 2 | The Lisbonian magazine – July 2010 The Lisbonian magazine – July 2010 | 3 Contents Editorial ............................................................. 5 The Lisbonian – Redivivus ................................... 5 Letters to the Editor ........................................... 9 A Quinta dos Inglesinhos… ................................13 Jersey’s Honorary Lisbonian ................................15 Olla Podrida, or Odds and Ends .........................18 The Lisbonian Meeting 2009 .............................19 Re�ections – Anglicanorum Coetibus ...................22 Christos Anesti ek Nekron ..................................23 Corpo Santo – Lisbon ........................................28 The Minho .........................................................33 Where Are They Now? .......................................38 The Organ of the Inglesinhos… .........................39 2 | The Lisbonian magazine – July 2010 The Lisbonian magazine – July 2010 | 3 Editorial The Lisbonian on-line! In the earliest days, a magazine qualify for entry in the January edited by the students of the edition of The Lisbonian. Lisbon College was cyclostyled. The end of the Abbey of Pershore How large a circulation it had is came about many years before unknown, but it developed into the foundation of the Lisbon The Lisbonian that most of us College was even dreamed of but remember, circulated in the College the article about John Stonywell, and distributed to members of the the last Abbot, illustrates the Society and beyond. Now, for those relentless policies executed under of us with access to the Internet, Thomas Cromwell and brings into The Lisbonian can be read on-line. human perspective something Just enter iRecusant into your of the predicament presented by Google or other search engine and those whose whole way of life look for the magazine among the had been moulded by centuries- other items on display. For those old tradition. The establishment of you who wouldn’t know a of the Lisbon College was a search engine from a Castle Class later part of the response to that locomotive, rest reassured that the predicament. magazine is not going paperless Kevin Hartley – your copy will still be brought to you through the post! Just Testing the Translators Letters Those who still treasure their The Lisbonian welcomes your e- command of Portuguese are mails and letters. Correspondence presented with a challenge by should be addressed to the Editor the Fado printed in this issue. at the address on page 2. Translations should be submitted by the end of October in order to Kevin Hartley your editor welcomes feedback and articles! 4 | The Lisbonian magazine – July 2010 The Lisbonian magazine – July 2010 | 5 Letters to the Editor An invitation to write in The Lisbonian. Letters relating to articles that have appeared in a previous issue or which draw the readers’ attention to items of interest are very welcome. re. The Jersey Honorary Re: Re�ections Lisbonian I have no wish to fall out with Congratulations on your latest a fellow Lisbonian but your Lisbonian. I enjoyed it immensely. contributor to Re�ections (January Nick France (Jersey’s Honorary 2010) seems to denigrate the Lisbonian, January 2010) was Holy Father’s generous offer of a interesting, though there are a place within the Roman Catholic couple of funnies in my comment Church for those Anglicans who on page 18. I might be responsible wish to remain faithful to the 2000 for them but I don’t know. ‘The year old tradition of respecting Bishop said Mass’ should read the intentions of Our Blessed Peter said Mass… Then in the next Lord in establishing the sacred paragraph: ‘She also eventually priesthood at the Last Supper. built up a Saturday group. The Much has been made of the place Portuguese Chaplain from London of Mary Magdalene and the other came over a couple of times and women followers of Jesus, but the President…’ there is no getting away from the Your note about the silver ewer fact that at the Last Supper Our was very interesting. I presume it is Lord commanded only his (male) the one from the sacristy; I wonder apostles to act as Alter Christus in what happened to its basin? And the celebration of the Eucharist, how much the College actually so those of our Anglican brethren made from the original sale. The who respect the tradition and article on the Minho brought back who accept the Holy Father as memories of a similar journey I Vicar of Christ on earth should be made �ve or six years ago. I must welcomed openheartedly. make contact with Portugal again Name and address supplied before it is too late. Gerry Hetherington [email protected] Opinions and views expressed in The Lisbonian are deemed to be those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editors or the Lisbonian Society. 4 | The Lisbonian magazine – July 2010 The Lisbonian magazine – July 2010 | 5 Departed Brethran Fr Ronald George Aylward RIP 1924-2010 Ronald George Aylward died on and as the Second World War Friday, 19 February 2010, five progressed and the community months short of his Diamond in Lisbon dwindled to a handful Jubilee. He was eighty-�ve years of students it was decided that of age and had been a priest for those remaining should return �fty-nine years. He was born in home to complete their studies. Ipswich on 3 August 1924, one of He transferred to Allen Hall where �ve children of William and Rose he was ordained priest for the Aylward. The family moved to Westminster Archdiocese in July London, �rst to Brixton and then 1950. Harlesden where Ron attended the local Grammar School, until the Pastoral Appointment age of fourteen when he was sent His first appointment was to to Lisbon in September 1938. He Westminster Cathedral. In those was among the last of the junior days of unconcelebrated masses seminarians to enter Lisbon, and multiple side-chapels the Cathedral served as a convenient calling place for itinerant priests en route to, or returning from, a Continental holiday. On one such occasion, either Ronnie or another of our Westminster classmates, Charlie Mercer, gave me an extensive tour of the Cathedral, including the roof. At one point a door was opened and I was invited to take a look. There followed on my part the briefest of vertiginous glimpses of the sanctuary far below! That particular eyrie became a favourite vantage-point for TV producers during their coverage of solemn ceremonies. © EAH 2009 – Westminster Cathedral After his first appointment to 6 | The Lisbonian magazine – July 2010 The Lisbonian magazine – July 2010 | 7 Westminster Cathedral, where as well as being a Chaplain he A streetwise kid, managed to also taught in the Choir School, make an entry into the lions’ hospital chaplaincies played a large and continuous part in his enclosure… Ronnie climbed over parish ministry – from 1953-1963 the fence and warded off the he was Assistant at Commercial beast…! Road. From 1963-1965 he was Assistant and hospital chaplain wartime shortages in the theatrical at Islington. From 1965-1970 supply trade or a cunning ploy he was Assistant at Northwood to conceal a lack of feminine and chaplain at Mount Vernon daintiness. Hospital. In 1970 he was appointed the �rst Diocesan Parish Priest of The One that Got Away! Cirencester Street, Paddington. One thing which did not find In 1975 he was appointed as its way into the of�cial obituary Parish Priest of Ashford where concerned the time when Ronnie he remained until he retired in took a party, probably of altar-boys, 2000. to the zoo. One of the company, Fluent Portugese Speaker possibly a supposedly streetwise kid, managed to make an entry He was probably the most assiduous into the lions’ enclosure. Showing of our class in maintaining his a commendable solidarity with the Portuguese connections over the boy Ronnie climbed over the fence years, and hence was the most and warded off the beast until the �uent in the language. I last saw intruder had been rescued and him when in the final year of calm restored. As one who might the Alvor Villa I was celebrating have contented himself with the Saturday evening Mass. recourse to the Short Form and a John Stillwell told me somebody deprecatory wave of the hand, I wanted to see me without giving could only salute Ronnie’s bravery. me a name. I had difficulty in The incident was reported in the recognising Ronnie who looked national press. quite frail. The Westminster Diocesan obituary notice to I am now the last surviving the Clergy made mention of member of our class. As I breathe Ronnie’s playing his Lady to Victor a valedictory Requiescas in pace to Guazzelli’s Macbeth but lacked Ronnie, I can imagine a whispered an ancient photograph of Ronnie reply Carpe diem, amice! complete with anachronistic Bill Dalton crinoline, the result of either 6 | The Lisbonian magazine – July 2010 The Lisbonian magazine – July 2010 | 7 Canon Pat Davies RIP and was then named Assistant 1938-2010 Relations Canon Patrick Davies would not College Council Business be known to many Inglesinhos although he was numbered among When Victor Guazzelli set up our Honorary Members.