Reading Abbey
Reading Abbey adalah sebuah puing biara di tengah-tengah bandar Reading, dalam kaunti Berkshire di England. Ia telah didirikan oleh Henry I pada 1121 "untuk penyelamatan jiwa saya, dan roh Raja William, ayahanda beta, dan Raja William, saudara beta, dan Permaisuri Maud, isteri beta, dan semua nenek moyang dan para pengganti beta".[1]
Raja Henry I ditanam di tanah biara ini.[1]
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Berikutnya aasa dirajanya, abbey ini didirikan oleh sekumpulan sami dari abbey Perancis di Cluny, bersama dengan para sami dari Cluniac priory of St Pancras di Lewes di Sussex. Abbey ini didedikasikan kepada Virgin Mary dan St John the Evangelist.[2] The first abbot, in 1123, was Hugh of Amiens[3] who became archbishop of Rouen and was buried in Rouen Cathedral.
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- ^ a b The staff of the Trust for Wessex Archeology and Reading Museum and Art Gallery (1983). Reading Abbey Rediscovered, a summary of the Abbey's history and recent archaeological excavations. Trust for Wessex Archeology.
- ^ Charles Tomkins, Views of Reading abbey, with those of the churches originally connected with it, 1805
- ^ C. Warren Hollister, Henry I (2001), p. 282-3.
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| Wikimedia Commons mempunyai media berkaitan Reading Abbey |
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Reading Abbey
- Friends of Reading Abbey Diarkibkan 2008-07-09 di Wayback Machine
- Royal Berkshire History: Reading Abbey
- RBH for Kids: Reading Abbey
- Reading Museum Service: Reading Abbey Diarkibkan 2008-03-27 di Wayback Machine
Koordinat: 51°27′22.85″N 0°57′54.31″W / 51.4563472°N 0.9650861°W