Fountains Abbey
by Jerry Griffin
Title
Fountains Abbey
Artist
Jerry Griffin
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Photograph
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The dramatic abbey ruins at Fountains in Yorkshire are the largest monastic ruins in England. The abbey was founded in 1132 by 13 Benedictine monks. The Abbey was abruptly closed down in 1539 in the Dissolution of the Monasteries ordered by Henry VIII, and the abbot, prior and monks were sent away with pensions.
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May 24th, 2019
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