Faversham Abbey

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Faversham Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Kent, England, notable as the burial site of King Stephen and other members of the royal family.

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Faversham Abbey canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery
medieval monastery
architecturalStyle Romanesque
associatedWithEvent English Reformation NERFINISHED
burialPlaceOf Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne NERFINISHED
King Stephen of England NERFINISHED
Queen Matilda of Boulogne NERFINISHED
centuryOfFoundation 12th century
country Kingdom of England
currentStatus ruined
dedicatedTo Saint Saviour NERFINISHED
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese Diocese of Canterbury NERFINISHED
dissolutionDate 1538
dissolvedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED
foundationDate 1148
foundedBy King Stephen of England NERFINISHED
Queen Matilda of Boulogne NERFINISHED
foundedUnderKing Stephen of England NERFINISHED
function religious house
royal mausoleum
governedBy abbot of Faversham
hasAlternativeName Abbey of St Saviour at Faversham NERFINISHED
hasArchaeologicalRemains yes
hasExcavations 19th century excavations
20th century excavations
hasHeritageDesignation scheduled monument
hasRemainsIn Abbey Place, Faversham NERFINISHED
hasSiteUseAfterDissolution private estate
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn England
Faversham NERFINISHED
Kent NERFINISHED
locatedInCeremonialCounty Kent NERFINISHED
locatedInHistoricCounty Kent NERFINISHED
locatedNear Faversham Creek NERFINISHED
notableFor role in medieval Kentish religious life
royal burials
originalUse Benedictine abbey church
partOf medieval English monastic network
patron English monarchy NERFINISHED
province Province of Canterbury
region South East England
religiousOrder Benedictines NERFINISHED
royalBurialSite House of Blois NERFINISHED
suppressedBy Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED
typeOfMonastery black monks

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Stephen, King of England burialPlace Faversham Abbey
Stephen of England burialPlace Faversham Abbey
Matilda I of Boulogne burialPlace Faversham Abbey
Stephen of Blois burialPlace Faversham Abbey