Cathedrals · East of England
Crowland Abbey
Crowland Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
Crowland Abbey is a cathedral in england east, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 701. Cathedrals are seats of bishops in the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, and other Christian denominations across Britain.
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From the Wikipedia article
Crowland Abbey (historically often spelled Croyland Abbey; Latin: Croilandia) is a Church of England parish church, formerly part of a Benedictine abbey church, in Crowland in the English county of Lincolnshire. It is a Grade I listed building.
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Background
History
A monk named Guthlac came to what was then an island in the Fens to live the life of a hermit, and he dwelt at Croyland between 699 and 714. Following in Guthlac's footsteps, a monastic community came into being here in the 8th century. Croyland Abbey was dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin, Saint Bartholomew and Saint Guthlac. During the third quarter of the 10th century Thurcytel, a nobleman, cleric, and relative of Oscytel, Archbishop of York, became abbot of Crowland and endowed the abbey with many estates. It is thought that, about this time, the house adopted the Benedictine rule. In the 11th century, Hereward the Wake was a tenant of the abbey. Orderic Vitalis and William of…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6764, -0.1653
- Established
- 701
- Official site
- crowlandabbey.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q549614 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Crowland Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crowland Abbey?
- Crowland Abbey is in East of England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.6764°, -0.1653°.
- When was Crowland Abbey built?
- Crowland Abbey dates to 701.
- What denomination is Crowland Abbey?
- Crowland Abbey is affiliated with Christianity.