It was at this “pleasant and strong place” that King Charles came to meet his bride, Catherine of Braganza, newly arrived from Portugal, and it was at Portsmouth, in the Governor's House of Domus Dei , that he married her.

... that is so that others – in our time and in generations to come - would be attracted to that Glory dwelling in our land, to hear the Word of God, and be healed as they are brought near to Him in His own home, the domus Dei .