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71Abbey of Lerins — Abbey of Lérins † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Lérins Situated on an island of the same name, now known as that of Saint Honorat, about a league from the coast of Provence, in the Department of the Maritime Alps, now included in… …
72Abbey of Newhouse — Abbey of Newhouse † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Newhouse The Abbey of Newhouse, near Brockelsby, Lincoln, the first Premonstratensian abbey in England, was founded in 1143 by Peter de Gousel, with the consent of his lord, Hugh de …
73Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani — Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani An abbey of the Order of Reformed Cistercians, commonly called Trappists, established in 1848 in Nelson Co., Kentucky, in the Diocese of… …
74Abbey of Saint Albans — Abbey of Saint Albans † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Saint Albans Located in Hertfordshire, England; founded about 793 by Offa, king of the Mercians. Venerable Bede (Hist. Eccles., I, vii), writing at the beginning of the eighth… …
75Abbey of Tongerloo — Abbey of Tongerloo † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Tongerloo Located near Antwerp, Belgium, founded in 1128 in honour of the Blessed Virgin, by de Giselbert, who not only gave the land, but also himself became a lay brother in it.… …
76Abbey and Congregation of Melk — Abbey and Congregation of Melk † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey and Congregation of Melk (MOLCK, MELLICUM). Situated on an isolated rock commanding the Danube, Melk has been a noted place since the days of the Romans. A Slav… …
77Abbey of Ferrieres — Abbey of Ferrières † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Ferrières Situated in the Diocese of Orléans, department of Loiret, and arrondissement of Montargis. The Benedictine Abbey of Ferrières en Gâtinais has been most unfortunate from… …
78Abbey of Fleury — Abbey of Fleury † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Fleury (More completely FLEURY SAINT BENOîT) One of the oldest and most celebrated Benedictine abbeys of Western Europe. Its modern name is Saint Benoît sur Loire, applicable both …
79Abbey of Fontenelle — Abbey of Fontenelle † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Fontenelle (Or ABBEY OF SAINT WANDRILLE). A Benedictine monastery in Normandy (Seine Inférieure), near Caudebec en Caux. It was founded by Saint Wandrille (Wandregesilus, d.… …
80Abbey of Grottaferrata — Abbey of Grottaferrata † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Grottaferrata (Lat. Crypta ferrata.) A Basilian monastery near Rome, sometimes said to occupy the site of Cicero s Tusculanum and situated on the lower slopes of the Alban… …
