Abbey of Reading

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The Abbey of Reading was a major medieval Benedictine monastery in Reading, Berkshire, England, founded by King Henry I and long serving as a royal burial site and religious center.

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Abbey of Reading canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ
consecrated 1120s ⓘ
constructionBegan 1120s ⓘ
country England ⓘ
dedicatedTo St John the Evangelist ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
dissolutionYear 1539 ⓘ
dissolvedBy Henry VIII of England ⓘ
dissolvedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries ⓘ
foundedAs royal abbey ⓘ
foundedBy Henry I of England ⓘ
founder Henry I of England ⓘ
function religious center ⓘ
royal burial site ⓘ
grantedRoyalCharterBy Henry I of England ⓘ
hadRelicOf hand of St James the Greater ⓘ
hasBurial Adeliza of Louvain ⓘ
Constance of York ⓘ
Henry I of England ⓘ
William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
hasCategory Benedictine monasteries in England ⓘ
Monasteries dissolved under the English Reformation ⓘ
hasSiteFeature abbey church ruins ⓘ
chapter house remains ⓘ
cloister area ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ
historicalCounty Berkshire ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Latin ⓘ
locatedIn Berkshire ⓘ
Reading ⓘ
South East England ⓘ
managedBy Reading Borough Council ⓘ
near Reading town centre ⓘ
River Kennet ⓘ
patron English monarchy ⓘ
primaryUsePeriod 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
14th century ⓘ
15th century ⓘ
early 16th century ⓘ
region Thames Valley ⓘ
religiousOrder Benedictines ⓘ
status ruin ⓘ
usedFor pilgrimage ⓘ

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Constance of York → burialPlace → Abbey of Reading ⓘ