Burton Abbey

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Burton Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Burton upon Trent, England, that played a significant religious and economic role in the region until its dissolution in the 16th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery
medieval monastery
associatedWith town of Burton upon Trent NERFINISHED
country England
dissolutionBy English Crown NERFINISHED
dissolutionUnder Henry VIII NERFINISHED
dissolvedIn 16th century
economicRole collection of rents and tithes
local trade and market influence
management of agricultural estates
era Middle Ages
event Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED
foundedAs Benedictine abbey
function economic hub
landowner
monastic community
religious house
governedBy abbot of Burton
heritageStatus former monastery
historicalPeriod pre-Reformation England
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn Burton upon Trent NERFINISHED
Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield NERFINISHED
Midlands NERFINISHED
Staffordshire
monasticRuleFollowed Rule of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED
regionServed Burton upon Trent area NERFINISHED
surrounding Staffordshire region
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Benedictines NERFINISHED
religiousRole center of worship
provider of pastoral care
site of monastic liturgy
significance important economic institution in the region
major religious center in Burton upon Trent
status dissolved
ruined or lost as functioning monastery
suppressedBy English Reformation NERFINISHED
typeOfBuilding abbey church complex

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