Jan 172009
![[ruins of Rievaulx Abbey]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/gazetteer-of-the-faith/rievaulx-abbey.jpg "jpg photograph of the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey; swiped with permission from the flickr.com account of Lawrence Lew, OP")
Founded
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Monastery in Yorkshire, England, founded in at the invitation of Thurston, Archbishop of Yorkshire. It became a brilliant centre of learning and holiness. Melrose was its most important offspring. It was confiscated by King Henry VIII; the estate is now in the possession of the Duncombe family, and the buildings have fallen into ruin.
Monks of Rievaulx
MLA Citation
- “Rievaulx Abbey”. Gazetteer of the Faith. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 December 2009. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/rievaulx-abbey/>