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Britain - Photo and History Pages PARADOXPLACE BRITISH ABBEYS AND CATHEDRALS
Rievaulx Abbey Cistercian Abbey in Yorkshire - 1131
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Rievaulx Abbey - Ultra peaceful Cistercian masterpiece built on a hillside on a north-south axis. Rievaulx was founded in 1131 - Yorkshire's first Cistercian abbey. Its third Abbot - Saint Aelred (c1110 - 1147 - 1167 (57)) - was one of the leading ecclesiastics of the 1100s both in terms of holiness, scholarship and statesmanship. He was also responsible for building many of the abbey and monastery buildings whose ruins can still be seen today. |
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