Rushen Abbey

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Rushen Abbey is a historic Cistercian monastery on the Isle of Man, known for its medieval religious significance and later role as a heritage and visitor site.

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Rushen Abbey canonical 4
Rushen Abbey ruins 1
Rushen Abbey site 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cistercian monastery
historic site
tourist attraction
associatedWith Furness Abbey
Kingdom of the Isles
surface form: Kingdom of Mann and the Isles
convertedToCistercianOrder 1147
country Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man
currentUse heritage site
visitor attraction
diocese Diocese of Sodor and Man
dissolutionContext Dissolution of the Monasteries
dissolved 16th century
era Middle Ages
founded 1134
foundedAs Savigniac monastery
foundedBy Cistercian monks from Furness Abbey
Óláfr Guðrøðarson, King of Mann and the Isles
governingBody Manx National Heritage
hasArchaeologicalExcavations yes
hasFeature gardens
interpretive displays
monastic ruins
heritageDesignation Registered Building of the Isle of Man
languageOfHistoricalRecords Latin
Manx
locatedIn Ballasalla
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man
managedBy Manx National Heritage
material stone
near River Silverburn
Silverdale Glen
notableBurial Óláfr Guðrøðarson, King of Mann and the Isles
surface form: Magnús Óláfsson, King of Mann and the Isles

Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson, King of Mann and the Isles
Óláfr Guðrøðarson, King of Mann and the Isles
openToPublic yes
postDissolutionUse garden and leisure grounds
secular estate
primaryFunctionMedieval burial place for kings of Mann
center of learning
religious community
region Rushen sheading
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder Cistercians
significance important medieval religious center on the Isle of Man
key site in Manx ecclesiastical history
tourismCategory cultural tourism
religious heritage tourism

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Ballasalla hasHeritageSite Rushen Abbey
Ballasalla knownFor Rushen Abbey
Ballasalla hasReligiousSite Rushen Abbey
parish of Malew contains Rushen Abbey
this entity surface form: Rushen Abbey site
parish of Malew hasNotableSite Rushen Abbey
this entity surface form: Rushen Abbey ruins