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Description: | Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, founded Rewley Abbey in 1281. It was originally
intended as a chantry where secular priests would pray for the soul of Edmund's father, Richard (d.1272). However, it soon became established as an abbey and a college and admitted a number of monks from various Cistercian communities each year to pursue their theological studies. Rewley Abbey continued as an abbey and a college until Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries in 1539. No remains are to be found today on its site near to Oxford station. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Grimm, Samuel Hieronymus | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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