Newbattle Abbey
Abbey in Midlothian, Scotland, UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Newbattle Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near the village of Newbattle in Midlothian, Scotland, which subsequently become a stately home and then an educational institution.
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Order | Cistercian |
Established | 1140 |
Disestablished | 1587 |
Mother house | Melrose Abbey |
Diocese | Diocese of St Andrews |
Controlled churches | Bathgate; Clerkington; Cockpen; Eassie; Heriot; Masterton; Newbattle |
People | |
Founder(s) | David I of Scotland |
Important associated figures | Thomas Livingston |
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