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The abbey was suppressed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII of England and the last Abbot Richard Whiting ( Whyting ) was hung, drawn and quartered as a traitor on Glastonbury Tor in 1539.
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The custom of setting apart a special day for intercession for certain of the faithful on November 2 was first established by St. Odilo of Cluny ( d. 1048 ) at his abbey of Cluny in 998.
Even the abbey of St Denis was held in commendam by Hugh Capet.
" Three years later, he was sent to found a new abbey at an isolated clearing in a glen known as the Val d ' Absinthe, about 15 km southeast of Bar-sur-Aube.
The abbey became too small for its members and it was necessary to send out bands to found new houses.
Also built at that time was an abbey of canons regular, now mostly ruined.
But frequently, the cathedral, along with some of the abbey churches, was the largest building in any region.
At Bobbio the saint repaired the half-ruined church of St. Peter, and erected his celebrated abbey, which for centuries was stronghold of orthodoxy in Northern Italy.
Columba died on Iona and was buried in AD 597 by his monks in the abbey he created.
The abbey was sacked by the Huguenots in 1562 and many of the valuable manuscripts were destroyed or removed.
David was the third of six children, two daughters and four sons: James ( 1777 – 1847 ), minister at Craig, Ferryden ; David ; David ; George ( 1784 – 1855 ), minister at Scoonie, Fife ; and Patrick ( 1788 – 1859 ), minister at the abbey church, Paisley.
Only a small portion of the abbey was spared demolition.
At one time the abbey, castle, or landscape was something treasured and appreciated.
By setting the story in the ruined abbey, Radcliffe was able to use architecture to draw on the aesthetic theories of the time and set the tone of the story in the minds of the reader.
Another abbey was founded by King Offa of Mercia in 793.
The head of the abbey was confirmed as the premier abbot in England in 1154.
The abbey was extended by John of Wallingford ( also known as John de Cella ) in the 1190s, and again between 1257 and 1320 but financial constraints limited the effectiveness of these later additions.
A market was running outside the abbey from the 10th century ; it was confirmed by King John of England in 1202 and by a Royal Charter of Edward VI in 1553.
Matilda bore him three sons, one called Otto, and two daughters, Hedwig and Gerberga and founded many religious institutions, including the abbey of Quedlinburg where Henry is buried, and was later canonized.
His stay at this abbey, which lengthened to a full year, was cited by the abbot after the war when the monastery was accused by Heinrich Böll and others of collaboration with the Nazis.
A new St. Mary's church was built within the new town before the 1260s, while St. Mary's in the former Pomeranian stronghold was turned into a nuns ' abbey.
Edith loved the town and often lived there ; at her death she was buried in the crypt of the Benedictine abbey of Saint Maurice, later rebuilt as the cathedral.
abbey and suppressed
The cathedral ceased to be an abbey during the Dissolution of the Monasteries when all religious houses were suppressed.
The abbey schools were celebrated in the Middle Ages and the abbots had great influence ; but their power was curtailed by the emperor Charles V and the abbey was suppressed at the time of the French Revolution.
This so affected the area that the overall prosperity of the abbey dwindled and it was finally suppressed by Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539.
The priory was raised to the rank of abbey in 1450 and suppressed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s.
He is known as a " Titular Abbot " — one who holds the title of a suppressed or destroyed abbey.
When the abbey was suppressed during the French Revolution the premises were put to use for military purposes, and an arsenal was added.
In the 16th century Dissolution of the Monasteries the abbey was suppressed and the church demolished.
The abbey was suppressed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536.
By the time it was suppressed by Henry VIII in 1536 as part of the dissolution of the monasteries there were only thirteen monks in the community and the abbey had an annual net income of £ 174.
In 1977, its status as a territorial abbey was suppressed under the Diocese of Charlotte.
There is a catholic priest who holds the title Abbot of Furness Abbey. He is known as a " Titular Abbot " — one who holds the title of a suppressed or destroyed abbey.
Despite being suppressed and damaged during the Protestant Reformation, the roofless abbey continued to be used throughout penal times by Catholics.
He is known as a " Titular Abbot " — one who holds the title of a suppressed or destroyed abbey.
On May 6, 2003, the territorial abbey of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro was suppressed and added to the archdiocese.
The abbey was suppressed during the French Revolution and, in October 1796, the site became the École Centrale du Panthéon, the first of many public schools in France.
The abbey elected its first abbot, Gervaise in 1121 and was suppressed in 1790 during the course of the French Revolution.
The abbey was suppressed at the end of the 18th century when the French Revolution spilled over into the Low Countries.
The abbey was suppressed and its assets sold off as national property by the French government during the French Revolution in 1793.
He is known as a " Titular Abbot " — one who holds the title of a suppressed or destroyed abbey.
He is known as a " Titular Abbot " — one who holds the title of a suppressed or destroyed abbey.
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