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121Abbey Mill, Reading — Abbey Mill, or Abbey Mills, is a ruined former watermill on the Holy Brook, a channel of the River Kennet in the English county of Berkshire. The mill originally belonged to Reading Abbey, whose monks are believed to have created the Holy Brook… …
122Abbey of Arbroath — Abbey of Arbroath † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Arbroath This monastery was founded on the east coast of Scotland (1178) by William the Lion, for Benedictines, and was colonized by monks from Kelso. The foundation was in honour… …
123Abbey of Corvey — Abbey of Corvey † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Corvey (Also called NEW CORBIE) A Benedictine monastery in the Diocese of Paderborn, in Westphalia, founded c. 820 from Corbie in Picardy, by the Emperor Louis the Pious and St.… …
124Abbey of Miridite — Abbey of Miridite † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Miridite (MIRIDITARUM, or SANCTI ALEXANDRI DE OROSHI). The name of an abbatia nullius in Albania, where there formerly stood a Benedictine abbey, now destroyed, dedicated to St …
125Abbey of Morimond — Abbey of Morimond † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Morimond Fourth daughter of Cîteaux situated in Champagne, Diocese of Langres, France; was founded in 1115 by Odelric d Aigremont and his wife, Adeline de Choiseul. Arnold, its… …
126Abbey of Saint-Ouen — Abbey of Saint Ouen † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Saint Ouen Located in Rouen, France, this abbey was a Benedictine monastery of great antiquity dating back to the early Merovingian period. Its foundation has been variously… …
127Abbey of Savigny — Abbey of Savigny † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Savigny Situated on the confines of Normandy and Brittany, Diocese of Coutances, France. Founded by Vital de Mortain, Canon of the Collegiate Church of St. Evroul, who, resigning his …
128Abbey of Whitby — Abbey of Whitby † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Whitby (Formerly called Streoneshalh). A Benedictine monastery in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, was founded about 657, as a double monastery, by Oswy, King of Northumberland …
