Medeshamstede
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Medeshamstede was an important early medieval monastic settlement in Anglo-Saxon England, later known as Peterborough Abbey and forming the nucleus of the modern city of Peterborough.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon monastery
ⓘ
early medieval monastic settlement ⓘ |
| architecturalType | monastic complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benedictine Reform
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
center of learning
ⓘ
manuscript production site ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Apostle Peter
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Peter
|
| denomination | Benedictine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedAs | Medeshamstede in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole | agricultural estate center ⓘ |
| era |
Anglo-Saxon period
ⓘ
Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedNucleusOf | city of Peterborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBefore | AD 675 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Peada of Mercia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saxon monks ⓘ Wulfhere of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| function |
center of Christian worship
ⓘ
monastic school ⓘ religious community ⓘ |
| governedByRule | Rule of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadStatus |
major landowner
ⓘ
royal monastery ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Medeshamsted
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peterborough Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | precursor of modern Peterborough ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedDevelopmentOf | medieval Peterborough ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old English ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Peterborough Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anglo-Saxon England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peterborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | River Nene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Peterborough Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Benedictines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
major religious center in Mercia
ⓘ
nucleus of urban settlement at Peterborough ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent |
Viking raid
ⓘ
destruction in 9th century ⓘ |
| typeOfSite | monastic settlement ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.