Bective Abbey
| Bective Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
 View of the monastery ruins |
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| location |
 Ireland County Meath |
| Coordinates: | 53 ° 35 '10 " N , 6 ° 42' 0" W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
227 |
| founding year | 1147 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1537 |
| Mother monastery | Mellifont Abbey |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
no |
Bective Abbey ( Irish Beigthigh , Mainistir Bheigthí ; Latin Beatitudo Dei ) is a former Cistercian abbey in County Meath in Ireland . It is 7.5 km from Trim towards Navan on the left bank of the River Boyne , on the western edge of the historic Pale .
history
The monastery was founded in 1147, before the Anglo-Norman invasion, as one of the first Cistercian monasteries in Ireland by the King of Meath Murchad Ua Maeil Sheachlainn (Anglis. Murchadha O'Melaghlin ) as a daughter monastery of Mellifont Abbey and thus belonged to the filiation of Clairvaux Primary Abbey . No visible remains of the first building in the 12th century have survived. Hugh de Lacy (Lord of Meath) was buried in the once important monastery in 1195 . The nave still has walled arcades from the late 13th century. In the 14th century, the complex was expanded as a fortress. In 1537 the monastery was abolished. The church soon lost its roof. As a result, the monastery, which had become a mansion around 1600, became a ruin when it changed hands several times.
Buildings and plant
The buildings of the monastery are located around a small cloister and were not built until the late Middle Ages. There is a strong defense tower in the southwest corner. The monastery also has a second defense tower, a third may have been built over the crossing of the church. The monk wing in the east has unusually thick walls.
literature
- Wolfgang Metternich: Kunstdenkmäler in Irland , Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2003, pp. 132-133, ISBN 3-534-14909-2 .
- L. Russell Muirhead (Ed.): Ireland , The Blue Guides, London: Ernest Benn Ltd., 1962, pp. 70 - 71, without ISBN.