Faversham Abbey

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Faversham Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Kent, England, notable as the burial site of King Stephen and other members of the royal family.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Faversham Abbey canonical 6
Abbey of St Saviour at Faversham 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery
medieval monastery
architecturalStyle Romanesque
associatedWithEvent English Reformation
burialPlaceOf Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne
King Stephen of England
linked to: King Stephen

Queen Matilda of Boulogne
centuryOfFoundation 12th century
country Kingdom of England
currentStatus ruined
dedicatedTo Saint Saviour
linked to: Saint Salvator
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese Diocese of Canterbury
linked to: See of Canterbury
dissolutionDate 1538
dissolvedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries
foundationDate 1148
foundedBy King Stephen of England
linked to: King Stephen

Queen Matilda of Boulogne
foundedUnderKing Stephen of England
function religious house
royal mausoleum
governedBy abbot of Faversham
hasAlternativeName Abbey of St Saviour at Faversham
linked to: Faversham Abbey
hasArchaeologicalRemains yes
hasExcavations 19th century excavations
20th century excavations
hasHeritageDesignation scheduled monument
hasRemainsIn Abbey Place, Faversham
hasSiteUseAfterDissolution private estate
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn England
Faversham
Kent
locatedInCeremonialCounty Kent
locatedInHistoricCounty Kent
locatedNear Faversham Creek
notableFor role in medieval Kentish religious life
royal burials
originalUse Benedictine abbey church
partOf medieval English monastic network
patron English monarchy
linked to: English monarchs
province Province of Canterbury
region South East England
religiousOrder Benedictines
royalBurialSite House of Blois
suppressedBy Henry VIII of England
typeOfMonastery black monks

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stephen, King of England burialPlace Faversham Abbey
Stephen of England burialPlace Faversham Abbey
Matilda I of Boulogne burialPlace Faversham Abbey
Stephen of Blois burialPlace Faversham Abbey
Faversham Abbey hasAlternativeName Abbey of St Saviour at Faversham
linked to: Faversham Abbey
King Stephen placeOfBurial Faversham Abbey
William of Blois burialPlace Faversham Abbey