Up to the year 1882 St. Benedict's monastery remained under the jurisdiction of the Anglo-Benedictine Congregation, but in response to the wishes of the Scottish hierarchy, and of the leading Scottish nobility—notably Lords Lovat and Bute—Pope Leo XIII, by his Brief "", dated 12 December 1882, erected it into an independent abbey, immediately subject to the Holy See, thus separating it from English rule.
Up to 1882, St. Benedict's monastery was under the Anglo-Benedictine Congregation's jurisdiction, but due to the Scottish hierarchy and leading nobility's wishes—particularly Lords Lovat and Bute—the Pope Leo XIII, by his Brief "", dated December 12, 1882, elevated it into an independent abbey immediately subject to the Holy See, thus separating it from English rule.