Medeshamstede Abbey

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Medeshamstede Abbey was an important early medieval Benedictine monastery in Anglo-Saxon England that later became known as Peterborough Cathedral.

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Medeshamstede Abbey canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon monastery
Benedictine monastery
Christian monastery
affiliation Benedictine Confederation
architecturalStyle Gothic
Romanesque
associatedWith Fenlands
Peterborough Chronicle
linked to: Croyland Chronicle
country Kingdom of England
countryDuringFoundation Kingdom of Mercia
linked to: Mercia
dedicatedTo Saint Peter
linked to: Apostle Peter
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese Diocese of Peterborough
era Anglo-Saxon period
Early Middle Ages
foundedBy Abbot Saxulf
Oswiu of Northumbria
Peada of Mercia
Saint Aidan
foundingPatron Oswiu of Northumbria
Peada of Mercia
function monastic community
place of pilgrimage
religious centre
hasSaintlyAssociation Saint Aidan
Saint Oswald of Northumbria
Saint Peter
linked to: Apostle Peter
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
languageOfCommunity Latin
Old English
laterKnownAs Peterborough Abbey
Peterborough Cathedral
locatedIn Anglo-Saxon England
Cambridgeshire
England
Peterborough
locatedInHistoricCounty Northamptonshire
notableFor being an important early medieval monastery in Anglo-Saxon England
its later development into Peterborough Cathedral
partOf Kingdom of Mercia
linked to: Mercia
region East of England
religion Christianity
religiousOrder Benedictines
status suppressed monastery
successor Peterborough Abbey
Peterborough Cathedral
suppressedBy Dissolution of the Monasteries

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Peterborough Cathedral originalName Medeshamstede Abbey
Wulfhere of Mercia patronage Medeshamstede Abbey