Battle abbey

Battle abbey

Founded by William the Conqueror on the site of the Battle of Senlae or Hastings (1066), nearly seven miles from the town of Hastings, in the County of Sussex, England.

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battle abbey

Religion; Christianity

Founded by William the Conqueror on the site of the Battle of Senlae or Hastings (1066), nearly seven miles from the town of Hastings, in the County of Sussex, England.

abbey

Education; SAT vocabulary

The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

abbey

History; Medieval

A monastic community of either monks or nuns. Ruled by an (m. ) Abbot or (f. ) Abbess Usually founded by a particular monastic order and bound by their rules. Abbeys many times ...

abbey

History; Medieval

Catholic monastic community of either monks or nuns. Ruled by an (m.) Abbot or (f.) Abbess Usually founded by a particular monastic order and bound by their rules. Abbeys were ...

abbey

Language; Dictionaries

A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic building or buildings.

Battle

Language; Encyclopedias

A market-town in Sussex, near Hastings, so called from the battle of Senlac, in which William the Conqueror defeated Harold in 1066.

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Religion; Christianity

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