Evesham Abbey (site, remains lost)
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Evesham Abbey (site, remains lost) was a once-prominent medieval Benedictine monastery in Worcestershire, England, now vanished, that historically served as the burial place of notable figures such as Simon de Montfort.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Evesham (traditional attribution, exact site uncertain) | 1 |
| Evesham Abbey (ruins) | 1 |
| Evesham Abbey (site, remains lost) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine monastery
ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
ⓘ
other members of the Montfort family ⓘ various medieval clergy ⓘ |
| category |
Benedictine monasteries in England
ⓘ
archaeological sites in Worcestershire ⓘ buildings and structures in Evesham ⓘ former Christian monastery in England ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| countryDuringExistence | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| currentCondition | site built over by later development ⓘ |
| currentUse | urban area of Evesham ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| dissolutionContext |
Dissolution of the Monasteries
ⓘ
surface form:
Dissolution of the Monasteries in England
|
| foundedAs | Benedictine abbey ⓘ |
| function |
monastic community
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ religious house ⓘ |
| governedBy | abbot of Evesham ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
influence on development of Evesham town
ⓘ
local place names and boundaries ⓘ |
| heritage | medieval monastic site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
burial place of Simon de Montfort
ⓘ
burial place of other medieval nobles ⓘ important Benedictine house in the Midlands ⓘ site of the Battle of Evesham aftermath ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Evesham
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ West Midlands ⓘ Worcestershire, England ⓘ
surface form:
Worcestershire
|
| locatedOn | River Avon ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval English Benedictine network ⓘ |
| region | historic county of Worcestershire ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| religiousOrder | Benedictines ⓘ |
| status |
dissolved
ⓘ
remains largely lost ⓘ ruined ⓘ |
| townDevelopedAround | Evesham ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural estate administration
ⓘ
education of monks ⓘ land management ⓘ worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Evesham Abbey (ruins)
this entity surface form:
Evesham (traditional attribution, exact site uncertain)