Keynsham Abbey

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Keynsham Abbey was a medieval Augustinian monastery in Somerset, England, known historically as a religious house patronized by English nobility.

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Keynsham Abbey canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Augustinian monastery
former monastery
medieval monastery
architecturalType monastic church
country England
currentCondition ruins
dedicatedTo the Blessed Virgin Mary
linked to: Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
dissolvedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries
dissolvedIn 1539
dissolvedUnder Henry VIII of England
era High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
followedRule Rule of St Augustine
foundedAs house of Augustinian canons
foundedBy Hawise de Beaumont
William, Earl of Gloucester
foundedInPeriod 12th century
foundedInReignOf Henry II of England
function monastic community
place of worship
religious house
governedBy abbot
governedUnder Diocese of Bath and Wells (historical jurisdiction)
hasHeritageStatus scheduled monument
hasSiteType archaeological site
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedBetween Bristol and Bath
locatedIn Keynsham
Somerset
South West England
linked to: southwest England
locatedNear River Avon
ownedLandsIn Gloucestershire
Somerset
partOf medieval English monastic system
patron Earl of Gloucester
English nobility
postDissolutionUse quarry for building stone
region historic county of Somerset
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church in England before the Reformation
religiousOrder Augustinian Canons Regular
usedFor burials of local nobility

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