Shrewsbury Abbey

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Benedictine monastery Grade I listed building former monastery tourist attraction

Shrewsbury Abbey is a historic former Benedictine monastery in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, renowned for its medieval architecture and literary association with the Brother Cadfael novels.

Aliases (2)

Shrewsbury Abbey area ×1
Shrewsbury Abbey church ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Benedictine monastery → Grade I listed building → former monastery → tourist attraction →
associatedWith	Brother Cadfael →
authorAssociation	Ellis Peters →
constructionMaterial	red sandstone →
country	England →
currentUse	parish church →
dedicatedTo	Saint Paul → Saint Peter →
denomination	Church of England →
diocese	Diocese of Lichfield →
dissolvedDuring	Dissolution of the Monasteries →
dissolvedIn	1539 →
featuredIn	Brother Cadfael novels → The Cadfael Chronicles →
foundedBy	Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury → Roger of Montgomery →
foundedIn	1083 →
governingBody	Church of England parish authorities →
hasArchitecturalStyle	Gothic architecture → Norman architecture → Romanesque →
hasBurial	Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury → members of the Montgomery family →
hasCategory	Benedictine monasteries in England → Monasteries dissolved under Henry VIII →
hasFunction	heritage site → place of worship → tourist destination →
hasWebsite	official Shrewsbury Abbey website →
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed →
heritageDesignationDate	1953 →
locatedIn	Shrewsbury → Shropshire → West Midlands →
locatedNear	English Bridge, Shrewsbury →
locatedOn	north bank of the River Severn →
mediaAppearance	television adaptations of the Cadfael stories →
notableFeature	Victorian restoration work → massive Norman nave piers → medieval stonework →
originalDenomination	Roman Catholic Church →
parish	Holy Cross →
partiallyDestroyedBy	construction of the Shrewsbury bypass →
region	Shropshire →
religiousOrder	Benedictine →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Shrewsbury → Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England →	hasLandmark
River Severn in Shrewsbury ("Shrewsbury Abbey area") →	adjacentTo
Holy Cross, Shrewsbury →	associatedWith
Ellis Peters →	basedOn
Holy Cross, Shrewsbury ("Shrewsbury Abbey church") →	contains
Brother Cadfael →	residence
The Cadfael Chronicles →	settingLocation