Abbeys Abbeys are communities of men or women who give up life in the outside world to devote themselves to the service of God. There were a number of different monastic Orders.
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One of the most important, the Cistercians established abbeys all over medieval Europe. Their abbeys were built to a standard plan, with minor variations.
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In Britain, most were founded in the 12th century and continued until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century.
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