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Pages in category "Convents in England" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 6 Ellerdale ...
This is a list of former monastic buildings in England that continue in use as parish churches or chapels of ease.. Bath Abbey. Nearly a thousand religious houses (abbeys, priories and friaries) were founded in England and Wales during the medieval period, accommodating monks, friars or nuns who had taken vows of obedience, poverty and chastity; each house was led by an abbot or abbess, or by ...
The List of abbeys and priories in the United Kingdom is organised by country: Abbeys and priories in England; Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland; List of religious houses in Scotland; Abbeys and priories in Wales; See also Abbeys and priories on the Isle of Man
Formal name or dedication is the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated, where known. Some of the establishments have had alternative names over the course of time; such alternatives in name or spelling have been given.
List of abbeys and priories is a link list for any abbey or priory. As of 2016 [update] , the Catholic Church has 3,600 abbeys and monasteries worldwide. [ 1 ]
This is a List of Cistercian monasteries (called abbeys) in Great Britain. The first Cistercian abbey in Great Britain was Waverley Abbey in Surrey , founded in 1128. In the next few years further abbeys were founded in other parts of Britain , notably Yorkshire and in Scotland and Wales .
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List of monastic houses in Scotland is a catalogue of the abbeys, priories, friaries and other monastic religious houses of Scotland. In this article alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks).