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'''Ely Abbey''' was an [[Anglo-Saxon]] monastic establishment on the [[Isle of Ely]] first established in 673 by [[Æthelthryth]] the daughter of [[Anna of East Anglia|Anna]], King of [[East Anglia]].<ref name="VCH A and P of Ely">{{cite journal |title=Houses of Benedictine monks: Abbey and cathedral priory of Ely |journal=Victoria County History |date=1948 |volume=2 |issue=A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: |pages=199-210 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol2/pp199-210 |access-date=24 April 2024}}</ref> The first establishment was destroyed by the Danes in 870, but |
'''Ely Abbey''' was an [[Anglo-Saxon]] monastic establishment on the [[Isle of Ely]] first established in 673 by [[Æthelthryth]] the daughter of [[Anna of East Anglia|Anna]], King of [[East Anglia]].<ref name="VCH A and P of Ely">{{cite journal |title=Houses of Benedictine monks: Abbey and cathedral priory of Ely |journal=Victoria County History |date=1948 |volume=2 |issue=A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: |pages=199-210 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol2/pp199-210 |access-date=24 April 2024}}</ref> The first establishment was destroyed by the Danes in 870, but [[Edgar, King of England]] re-established the monastery in 970. |
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Revision as of 12:35, 24 April 2024
Ely Abbey was an Anglo-Saxon monastic establishment on the Isle of Ely first established in 673 by Æthelthryth the daughter of Anna, King of East Anglia.[1] The first establishment was destroyed by the Danes in 870, but Edgar, King of England re-established the monastery in 970.
First establishment
The original Abbey was a twin establishment according to the Benedictine Order, with facilities for both monks and nuns.[2]
References
- ^ "Houses of Benedictine monks: Abbey and cathedral priory of Ely". Victoria County History. 2 (A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely:): 199–210. 1948. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Grout, James. "Byrhtnoth at Ely Cathedral". penelope.uchicago.edu. James Grout. Retrieved 24 April 2024.