 For over 12 centuries, a church has stood at this site in the heart of Bath: an Anglo-Saxon Abbey Church dating from 757, pulled down by the Norman conquerors of England soon after 1066; a massive Norman cathedral begun about 1090, in ruins by the 15th Century; and the present structure founded in 1499. The new cathedral was completed just a few years before the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII in 1539.
Founded first as a convent, it later became a successful monastery. King Edgar began a revival of the abbey on his accession in 959 A.D., encouraging the monks to adopt the Rule of St. Benedict. He encouraged monks to adopt the Rule of St Benedict. Bath Abbey was reformed under St. Alphege, its Abbot in the 10th Century.
About Bath Abbey
Bath Abbey Website
New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia: Bath Abbey
Sacred Destinations: Bath Abbey
Wikipedia: Bath Abbey
New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Alphege
Wikipedia: Ælfheah of Canterbury (St. Alphege)
Journey to Bath Abbey
Bath Abbey is located in the city of Bath, which is located in in Bath and North East Somerset in southwest England.
Ordnance Survey Map (ST7503964833)
Visitors Information
Visitors information on Bath Abbey may be found at the Bath Abbey website. General tourist information may be found on the City of Bath website.
Additional Photos of Bath Abbey
Bath Abbey (1998)
Bath Abbey (2011)
Reader Board in Front of Bath Abbey
Statue of Christ in Glory at Top of West Front of Bath Abbey
West Front of Bath Abbey
Angels Climbing Jacob's Ladder on West Front of Bath Abbey
Statue of King Henry VII Over Main West Entrance Bath Abbey
West Front Oak Doors to Bath Abbey
The Nave Looking East Toward the Sanctuary in Bath Abbey
Fan Vaulting in Ceiling of Bath Abbey
Fan Vaulting in Ceiling in Bath Abbey
Fan Vaulting Reflected in Mirror to Easily Observe Ceiling in Bath Abbey
Heraldic Crests on the Bath Abbey Ceiling
Heraldic Crests on the Bath Abbey Ceiling
Great West Window in Bath Abbey
The High Altar in Bath Abbey
St. George Window in Bath Abbey
Window Depicting the Crowning of Edgar in 973 A.D. at Bath Abbey
Bath Abbey Tapestry
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