Shaftesbury Abbey
E603393
Shaftesbury Abbey was a prominent medieval Benedictine nunnery in Dorset, England, renowned as a royal religious house and pilgrimage site.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine nunnery
ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ ruined abbey ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf | Edward the Martyr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Edward the Martyr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedDuring | Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedInYear | 1539 ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alfred the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Alfred of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | c. 888 ⓘ |
| function |
pilgrimage site
ⓘ
royal religious house ⓘ |
| gender | female community ⓘ |
| governedBy | abbess ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
abbey ruins
ⓘ
herb garden ⓘ museum and garden ⓘ |
| hasRelicOf | Edward the Martyr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dorset
ⓘ
Shaftesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| locatedNear | Gold Hill, Shaftesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and Garden Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAbbess | Ælfgifu, daughter of Alfred the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron |
English monarchy
ⓘ
House of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
hosting pilgrims
ⓘ
housing nuns ⓘ religious worship ⓘ |
| region | Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Benedictine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siteUse |
heritage attraction
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| status | ruins ⓘ |
| typeOfMonasticHouse | royal abbey ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | one of the wealthiest nunneries in England ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Saint Edward the Martyr
subject surface form:
Saint Edward the Martyr