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1. FI London, England



Marian Friary of "Our Lady Coredemptrix"

Brief History:

At the invitation of the parish priest Fr. Robert Copsey, of St. Mary Magdalen of London, the friars arrived to help in the parish and there manage a bookstore. The Friars were recognized officially in the diocese of Southwark in 2004. The bookstore was closed on December 31 2005 and then transferred to the Holy Cross Bookshop in Catford, London. In March 2006, the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate began the management of the Bookshop where a chapel can be found public to use.



2. FI Cornwall, England


Marian Friary of "St. Joseph and St. Anne"

Brief History:

In the beginning of 2001, the Discalced Carmelite Nuns decided to leave Lanherne and offered the used of the convent to the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate. On December 11, 2001, the Mother General and two sisters came to Lanherne and were immediately followed by other sisters, who would begin the contemplative life in there. Shortly afterwards, the friars came and started their new community in assist the sisters in their spiritual needs.

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Facts and Figures


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Official name
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Capital London
Area 244,110 sq km
94,251 sq mi

People
Population 60,776,238 (2007 estimate)

Largest cities, with population
London 7,172,036 (2001)
Birmingham 976,400 (2001 estimate)
Leeds 715,500 (2001 estimate)
Glasgow 578,700 (2001 estimate)
Sheffield 513,100 (2001 estimate)

Ethnic groups
White 91.3 percent
Indian 2.0 percent
Pakistani 1.4 percent
Black or Black British 2.2 percent
Mixed and Other 3.1 percent

Languages
English (official), Welsh, Scottish Gaelic

Religion
Anglican 47.0 percent
Other Christians 24.6 percent
Muslim 2.7 percent
Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist 2.4 percent
Nonreligious 15.5 percent
Other and not stated 7.8 percent

Literacy rate
Total 99 percent (1995)

Government
Form of government Constitutional monarchy
Head of state Monarch
Head of government Prime minister
Legislature Bicameral legislature
House of Commons: 646 members
House of Lords: 713 members (595 life peers and 118 hereditary members)

Constitution
Unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Highest court House of Lords, High Court of Justiciary, (Scottish criminal cases only)

Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $2.2 trillion (2005)
GDP per capita (U.S.$) $36,508.70 (2005)

GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 1 percent (2005)
Industry 26.2 percent (2005)
Services 72.8 percent (2005)

Employment
Number of workers 30,644,965 (2005)

Workforce share of economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 1.4 percent (2005)
Industry 22 percent (2005)
Services 76.3 percent (2005)

Unemployment rate 4.6 percent (2004)

National budget (U.S.$)
Total revenue $902,897 million (2005)
Total expenditure $834,928 million (2005)

Monetary unit
1 pound sterling (£), consisting of 100 pence

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