St Mary's Abbey (ruins)

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St Mary's Abbey (ruins) is the remains of a once-powerful medieval Benedictine monastery located in the museum gardens of York, England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former Benedictine monastery
monastic ruins
tourist attraction
adjacentTo York Art Gallery
York Museum Gardens
Yorkshire Museum
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
Romanesque architecture
country United Kingdom
dedicatedTo Saint Mary
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
dissolved 1539
foundedBy Alan Rufus
William II of England
hasCoordinateLocation approximate: 53.961°N 1.088°W
hasHeritageStatus scheduled monument
hasPart abbey walls
gatehouse remains
ruined nave
ruined transepts
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
inception 11th century
locatedIn England
Museum Gardens, York
linked to: York Museum Gardens

North Yorkshire
United Kingdom
York
historic centre of York
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
materialUsed stone
nearby River Ouse
York Minster
openToPublic yes
originalFunction Benedictine abbey
ownedBy City of York Council
partOf York city walls and defences historic area
linked to: York city walls

Yorkshire Museum complex
linked to: Yorkshire Museum
religiousOrder Benedictine
linked to: Benedictines
significantEvent Dissolution of the Monasteries
usedFor education
outdoor events
recreation
tourism

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York, England hasReligiousBuilding St Mary's Abbey (ruins)
York city centre hasLandmark St Mary's Abbey ruins
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Yorkshire Museum adjacentTo St Mary’s Abbey ruins
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York Museum Gardens hasPart St Mary’s Abbey ruins
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Multangular Tower locatedNear St Mary’s Abbey, York
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Bootham Bar isNear St Mary’s Abbey (York)
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Lendal Tower locatedNear St Mary’s Abbey, York
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York Museums Trust manages St Mary’s Abbey ruins
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Alan Rufus patronOf St Mary’s Abbey, York
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Museum Gardens hasPart St Mary’s Abbey ruins
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Museum Gardens containsStructure abbey church ruins of St Mary’s Abbey
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Museum Gardens containsStructure gatehouse of St Mary’s Abbey (St Mary’s Lodge)
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