Merevale Abbey
| Merevale Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
 The gatehouse |
|
| location |
 United Kingdom England Warwickshire |
| Coordinates: | 52 ° 34 ′ 36 " N , 1 ° 35 ′ 0" W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
289 |
| Patronage | St. Mary |
| founding year | 1148 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1538 |
| Mother monastery | Bordesley Abbey |
| Primary Abbey | Citeaux monastery |
|
Daughter monasteries |
no |
Merevale Abbey (Miravallis) is a former Cistercian abbey about 2 km west of Atherstone in Warwickshire in England .
history
The monastery was founded in 1148 by Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby as a subsidiary of Bordesley Abbey and thus belonged to the filiation of Cîteaux . In 1254 William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby, was buried in the chapter house. The kings Edward I and Edward III. stayed in the monastery in 1274 and 1322. The abbey housed little more than ten monks. At the time of its dissolution, the monastery was estimated to have an annual income of £ 254. In 1538 the monastery was dissolved and given to Sir Walter Devereux . The monastery was converted into a farm. Today it belongs to the Dugdale family.
Buildings and plant
The monastery buildings have not been preserved. The place of the monastery church in the north of the complex is taken by a cowshed. The Abbey House Farm is located immediately west of the former Converse Wing, on which an outbuilding stands. Remains of the ground have been preserved from the refectory on the south wing of the cloister; unlike usual, it is oriented in a west-east direction. The gatehouse is preserved. The former gate chapel is still used as a parish church.
literature
- Anthony New: A guide to the Abbeys of England and Wales. Constable & Company, London 1985, ISBN 0-09-463520-X , pp. 259-261.