Complex sentence: As a part of his monastic studies Walter Frere had visited Roman Catholic clergy and monasteries in France before he joined the community, and in 1928 he became the first Anglican president of the Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius after a visit to Russia in 1909.
Split into simpler sentences: As a part of his monastic studies Walter Frere had visited Roman Catholic clergy and monasteries in France before he joined the community. In 1928 he became the first Anglican president of the Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius after a visit to Russia in 1909.