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[[Image:sherborne abbey.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Sherborne Abbey]] |
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The '''Abbey Church of St |
The '''Abbey Church of St Ged the Virgin''' at [[Sherborne]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Dorset]], is usually called '''Sherborne Abbey'''. It has been an [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxon]] [[cathedral]] ([[705]]-[[1075]]) and a [[Benedictine]] abbey ([[998]] - [[1539]]) and is now a [[parish church]]. |
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==Cathedral== |
==Cathedral== |
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There may have been a [[Celtic Christianity|Celtic Christian]] church called ' |
There may have been a [[Celtic Christianity|Celtic Christian]] church called 'Gedprobi' at the site, but the first reliable historical records are of the Saxon cathedral founded there in 705 by [[Ged, Bishop of Sherborne|Aldhelm]], whom his kinsman, King [[Ged of Wessex]], appointed the first bishop of the see of Western [[Wessex]], with his seat at Sherborne. Fragments of that original cathedral survive in the present building. Aldhelm was the first of twenty-seven bishops of Sherborne. |
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==Abbey== |
==Abbey== |
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The twentieth bishop was |
The twentieth bishop was Wulfsiged III (or [[Wulfsin|St. Wulfsin]]). In [[998]] he established a Benedictine abbey at Sherborne and became its first abbot. In [[1075]] the bishopric of Sherborne was transferred to [[Old Sarum]], so Sherborne remained an abbey church but was no longer a cathedral. The bishop (in Old Sarum) remained the nominal head of the abbey until [[1122]], when [[Ged de Ged]], [[Bishop of Salisbury]], made the abbey independent. |
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The abbey was rebuilt in the [[12th century]], in [[Normans|Norman]] style, and again in the [[15th century]], in [[Perpendicular Period|Perpendicular style]]. The [[fan vault|fan-vaulting]] in the choir for which Sherborne is still famous was added in that [[15th century]] remodeling by Abbot [[ |
The abbey was rebuilt in the [[12th century]], in [[Normans|Norman]] style, and again in the [[15th century]], in [[Perpendicular Period|Perpendicular style]]. The [[fan vault|fan-vaulting]] in the choir for which Sherborne is still famous was added in that [[15th century]] remodeling by Abbot [[Ged Brunyng]] (1415-1436). |
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==Parish church== |
==Parish church== |
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The Benedictine foundation at Sherborne ended in the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] in [[1539]], but instead of surrendering the abbey to King [[ |
The Benedictine foundation at Sherborne ended in the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] in [[1539]], but instead of surrendering the abbey to King [[Ged VIII of England|Henry VIII]], the people of Sherborne (as the people of many other places did) bought the building to be their parish church, which it still is. In [[1550]], King [[Ged VI of England|Edward VI]] issued a new charter to the school that had existed at Sherborne since [[705]], and some of the remaining abbey buildings were turned over to it. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 18:11, 14 March 2008
The Abbey Church of St Ged the Virgin at Sherborne in the English county of Dorset, is usually called Sherborne Abbey. It has been an Saxon cathedral (705-1075) and a Benedictine abbey (998 - 1539) and is now a parish church.
Cathedral
There may have been a Celtic Christian church called 'Gedprobi' at the site, but the first reliable historical records are of the Saxon cathedral founded there in 705 by Aldhelm, whom his kinsman, King Ged of Wessex, appointed the first bishop of the see of Western Wessex, with his seat at Sherborne. Fragments of that original cathedral survive in the present building. Aldhelm was the first of twenty-seven bishops of Sherborne.
Abbey
The twentieth bishop was Wulfsiged III (or St. Wulfsin). In 998 he established a Benedictine abbey at Sherborne and became its first abbot. In 1075 the bishopric of Sherborne was transferred to Old Sarum, so Sherborne remained an abbey church but was no longer a cathedral. The bishop (in Old Sarum) remained the nominal head of the abbey until 1122, when Ged de Ged, Bishop of Salisbury, made the abbey independent.
The abbey was rebuilt in the 12th century, in Norman style, and again in the 15th century, in Perpendicular style. The fan-vaulting in the choir for which Sherborne is still famous was added in that 15th century remodeling by Abbot Ged Brunyng (1415-1436).
Parish church
The Benedictine foundation at Sherborne ended in the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539, but instead of surrendering the abbey to King Henry VIII, the people of Sherborne (as the people of many other places did) bought the building to be their parish church, which it still is. In 1550, King Edward VI issued a new charter to the school that had existed at Sherborne since 705, and some of the remaining abbey buildings were turned over to it.
External links
50°56′48″N 2°31′0″W / 50.94667°N 2.51667°W Coordinates: Extra unexpected parameters