Cathedrals · North West England
Dieulacres Abbey
Dieulacres 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
Dieulacres Abbey is a cathedral in england north west, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1147. 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
Dieulacres Abbey was a Cistercian monastery established by Ranulf, Earl of Chester at Poulton in Cheshire. It moved to the present site at Abbey Green near Leek, Staffordshire in 1214, possibly in part as a result from raids at the former site by Welsh marauders.
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Background
History
The name means 'may God increase it,' and is derived from the purported exclamation of the wife of Ranulf, when he informed her of a dream in which he was requested to move the abbey from Poulton by his deceased grandfather. After his death his heart was removed and buried within the abbey, and his body elsewhere; which now seems unusual but appears to have been a common custom during much of the medieval period. During the 13th century there were numerous disputes with other monasteries in the area, such as Croxden Abbey and Trentham Priory, regarding the access and ownership of land, especially pastureland, and of the collection of tithes. These problems seem to have been eventually…
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- Coordinates
- 53.1181, -2.0263
- Established
- 1147
Sources
- wikidata: Q178117 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dieulacres Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dieulacres Abbey?
- Dieulacres Abbey is in North West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.1181°, -2.0263°.
- When was Dieulacres Abbey built?
- Dieulacres Abbey dates to 1147.
- What denomination is Dieulacres Abbey?
- Dieulacres Abbey is affiliated with Christianity.