Leicester Abbey
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Leicester Abbey was a prominent medieval Augustinian monastery in Leicester, England, later dissolved under Henry VIII and remembered as the place where Cardinal Thomas Wolsey died.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Augustinian monastery
ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Abbey of Saint Mary of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Thomas Wolsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf | Thomas Wolsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Augustinian monasteries in England
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Leicester ⓘ Monasteries dissolved under the English Reformation ⓘ Monasteries in Leicestershire ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentSiteUse | Abbey Park, Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| dissolvedDuring | Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedUnder | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
landowner
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ religious community ⓘ |
| governedBy | abbot of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavations | yes ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalType | monastic complex ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapter house
ⓘ
church ⓘ cloister ⓘ monastic precinct ⓘ refectory ⓘ |
| hasRuins | monastic remains ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| historicalEra | medieval England ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Abbey Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Midlands ⓘ Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ Leicestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey ⓘ |
| ownershipAfterDissolution | Crown estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Augustinian Canons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | ruined ⓘ |
| tourism | local heritage attraction ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thomas Wolsey