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Beauchief Abbey is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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Cathedrals · Yorkshire & the Humber

Beauchief Abbey

Beauchief Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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Beauchief Abbey is a cathedral in england yorkshire, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1101. Cathedrals are seats of bishops in the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, and other Christian denominations across Britain.

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Beauchief Abbey is a medieval monastic house now serving as a parish church in the southern suburbs of Sheffield, England.

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History

The abbey was founded by Robert FitzRanulph de Alfreton. Thomas Tanner, writing in 1695, stated that it was founded in 1183. However, Samuel Pegge in his History of Beauchief Abbey noted that Albinas, the abbot of Derby, who was one of the witnesses to the charter of foundation, died in 1176, placing foundation before that date. The abbey was dedicated to Saint Mary and Saint Thomas Becket, who had been canonised in 1173. Tanner stated that Robert FitzRanulf was one of the murderers of Thomas Becket and founded the abbey to expiate his guilt. Pegge also disputed this fact, showing that Robert FitzRanulf had no connection with the murder. The abbey once contained an alabaster altar-piece,…

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Coordinates: 53.3326, -1.4999
Address: City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Established: 1101

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wikidata: Q4877428 (CC0)
wikipedia: Beauchief Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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