Sherborne Abbey

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Sherborne Abbey is a historic former Benedictine monastery and prominent parish church in Sherborne, Dorset, renowned for its stunning Perpendicular Gothic architecture and magnificent fan-vaulted ceiling.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abbey
former Benedictine monastery
parish church
architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
category Churches in Dorset
Former Benedictine monasteries in England
churchmanship Anglican
country United Kingdom
dedicatedTo St Mary the Virgin
dedication Virgin Mary
surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary
denomination Church of England
diocese Diocese of Salisbury
event Dissolution of the Monasteries
foundedAs Saxon cathedral
foundedBy St Aldhelm
foundingCentury 8th century
hasFeature Lady Chapel
bells
central tower
chancel
choir stalls
fan vaulting
large west window
medieval stained glass
nave
north transept
organ
south transept
stone vault
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
heritageDesignationCountry England
knownFor Perpendicular Gothic architecture
fan-vaulted ceiling
historic Benedictine monastery
locatedIn Dorset
England
Sherborne
material hamstone
monasteryDissolvedIn 16th century
notablePeriodOfConstruction 15th century
originalFunction cathedral of the Diocese of Sherborne
parish Sherborne
surface form: Sherborne with Castleton
postDissolutionStatus parish church
previousDenomination Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
province Province of Canterbury
region southwest England
surface form: South West England
usedFor Christian worship
concerts
parish services
tourism

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Sherborne School near Sherborne Abbey
Æthelberht of Wessex burialPlace Sherborne Abbey
this entity surface form: Sherborne Abbey (traditional attribution)
Sherborne knownFor Sherborne Abbey
Sherborne hasLandmark Sherborne Abbey
Sherborne hasReligiousBuilding Sherborne Abbey
Bishop of Sherborne historicSeat Sherborne Abbey