Hailes Abbey

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Hailes Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Gloucestershire, England, renowned in the Middle Ages as a major pilgrimage site and now preserved as a historic ruin.

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Hailes Abbey canonical 3
Hailes Abbey (near Winchcombe) 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cistercian monastery
former monastery
medieval abbey
monastic ruin
architecturalStyle Cistercian Gothic
associatedWith cult of the Holy Blood
medieval pilgrimage economy
consecrationYear 1251
country England
currentCondition ruin
dedicatedTo Blessed Virgin Mary
linked to: Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
dissolutionYear 1539
dissolvedBy Henry VIII of England
dissolvedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries
era High Middle Ages
foundationYear 1246
foundedBy Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall
founderHouse House of Plantagenet
founderTitle Earl of Cornwall
function Cistercian religious community
gridReference SP 050 297
hasFeature abbey church foundations
chapter house remains
cloister garth
museum of site finds
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
Scheduled Monument
historicalRole major medieval pilgrimage centre in England
locatedIn Gloucestershire
Hailes
locatedNear Cotswold Hills
linked to: Cotswolds

Winchcombe
managedBy English Heritage
nearbyStructure Hailes Abbey barn
linked to: Tithe Barn

Hailes Church
notableFor medieval wall painting fragments
pilgrim badges and devotional objects
notableRelic Holy Blood of Hailes
linked to: Holy Blood
openToPublic yes
ownedBy National Trust
periodOfUse 13th century to 16th century
pilgrimageSiteFor relic of the Holy Blood
region South West England
linked to: southwest England
religiousOrder Cistercian Order
linked to: Cistercians
tourismCategory historic site
monastic ruin open to visitors

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Winchcombe hasNearbyAttraction Hailes Abbey
Sanchia of Provence burialPlace Hailes Abbey
Cotswold Way notableFeatureAlongRoute Hailes Abbey (near Winchcombe)
linked to: Hailes Abbey