Meaux Abbey
| Meaux Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
 Place of the abbey |
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| location |
 United Kingdom England East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Coordinates: | 53 ° 50 ′ 22 " N , 0 ° 20 ′ 30" W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
318 |
| Patronage | St. Mary |
| founding year | 1151 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1539 |
| Mother monastery | Fountains Abbey |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
no |
Meaux Abbey (Melsa) is a former Cistercian abbey in Beverley in flat and damp terrain about twelve kilometers north of Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England . The monastery was about 200 m west of the road from Wawne to Routh.
history
The monastery was in 1151 by le Gros William , Earl of Aumale, as a daughter house of Fountains Abbey donated, making it one of the filiation of Clairvaux on. The abbey owned the land of Wyke, which King Edward I bought for the construction of the city of Hull . The monastery, which had an eventful history, was dissolved in 1539 and left to Lancelot Alford. The site served as a quarry for the royal fortress of Hull as early as 1542. Today it is owned by the Chamberlain Trust. During the plague wave in the 14th century between 1338 and 1349 approx. 80% of the local monks were killed by the disease.
Buildings and plant
In addition to earth walls, all that has been preserved is a “cottage”, which may have been part of a mill. The ground plan became known through aerial photography.
literature
- Anthony New: A guide to the Abbeys of England and Wales. Constable & Company, London 1985, ISBN 0-09-463520-X , pp. 257-258.
Web links
- Site of the Certosa di Firenze to the monastery
- Website of Cistercians Sheffield (English)
- Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Plague victims discovered: The Abbey and the Black Death. Retrieved February 19, 2020 .