Abingdon Abbey
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Abingdon Abbey was a prominent Benedictine monastery in Oxfordshire, England, that became an important religious, cultural, and educational center in the Anglo-Saxon and medieval periods.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine monastery
ⓘ
Christian monastery ⓘ |
| architectureStyle |
Gothic
ⓘ
Romanesque ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Benedictine Reform
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Alfred the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ King Æthelred the Unready NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUseOfSite |
Abingdon Abbey Gardens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abingdon Guildhall area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Benedict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Diocese of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionReignOf | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionUnder | Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1538 ⓘ |
| economicBase |
agricultural estates
ⓘ
urban properties in Abingdon ⓘ |
| era |
Anglo-Saxon period
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Cissa of Wessex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 7th century ⓘ |
| function |
cultural centre
ⓘ
educational centre ⓘ religious centre ⓘ |
| governedBy | Abbot of Abingdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building remains
ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| knownFor |
landholdings in Berkshire and Oxfordshire
ⓘ
manuscript production ⓘ monastic school ⓘ scriptorium ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Abingdon-on-Thames
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oxfordshire ⓘ South East England ⓘ |
| notableAbbot |
Faritius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard of Hendred NERFINISHED ⓘ Æthelwold of Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousDiocese | Diocese of Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRule | Rule of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedWork | Abingdon Chronicle material within the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| re-foundationDate | 10th century ⓘ |
| re-foundedBy |
King Edgar the Peaceful
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Æthelwold of Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Benedictines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | ruined ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.