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Evesham Abbey was founded by Saint Egwin at Evesham in Worcestershire, England between 700 and 710 following an alleged vision of the Virgin Mary by a swineherd by the name of Eof. [ 1 ] According to the monastic history, Evesham came through the Norman Conquest unusually well, because of a quick approach by Abbot Æthelwig to William the ...
Nevertheless, even his most severe contemporary critic, Thomas of Marlborough, one of his own monks at Evesham, conceded that Norreis was energetic, entertaining, and enterprising; during his time as abbot of Evesham Abbey he managed to complete the crossing tower of the monastic church. Roger Norreis died between 1223 and 1225.
Adam de Senlis (died 1191), also called Adam of Evesham, was a Benedictine monk who became abbot of Evesham Abbey.. Adam de Senlis was a monk of Notre Dame de la Charité-sur-Loire, Nièvre, afterwards joined to Cluny, and became prior of Bermondsey Abbey in 1157, [1] and for that monastery he obtained important privileges in 1160 from Henry II.
Evesham Abbey + Benedictine monks founded after/c.701 by St Egwyn, Bishop of Worcester; collegiate 941 to c.970; Benedictine monks restored c.970 to c.975; collegiate c.975 until c.995; Benedictine nuns with regular priests or brethren attached to the abbey from unknown date until after c.1086; Benedictine monks restored c.995
It is also referred to as The Almonry Museum and just The Almonry. It is governed by Evesham Town Council. The focus of the museum is on the history of the town and Vale of Evesham. The museum derives its name from the original use of the building as the almonry of the 14th-century Evesham Abbey The museum opened within this building in 1957. [1]
The Chronicon has been printed a number of times, once in 1863 in the Rolls Series, edited by William Dunn Macray. [1] This edition, number 29 in the Rolls Series, is titled Chronicon abbatiae de Evesham, ad annum 1418, but it includes the continuation until 1539. [3]
Evesham Abbey. The monks of St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate wrote in their Book of Saints (1921), . Odulph (St.) (12 June) (9th cent.) A native of Brabant who, after a long and fruitful missionary life in the first half of the ninth century, passed away at Utrecht in Holland.
Became Bishop of London c. 1016, but retained abbey of Evesham until death [5] 1044 resigned 1058 Mannig (or Wulfmær) [5] Suffered paralysis and resigned 1058; died on epiphany, i.e. 6 January 1066 [5] 1058 died c. 1077 Æthelwig [5] 1077 died 1104 Walter de Cerisy [5] unclear died 1130 Maurice [5] 1130 died or resigned 1149 Reginald Foliot [5]