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Leominster abbey was an Anglo-Saxon monastery established at Leominster in the county of Hereford, England. The name of the town refers to its minster, a settlement of clergy living a communal life. The monastery, perhaps founded in the seventh century, was originally a male house. After being destroyed by Danes, it was rebuilt as a Benedictine abbey for nuns (see Leominster nunnery). In 1046 the abbess, Eadgifu, was abducted by Sweyn Godwinson.〔Knowles, David; Brooke C. N. L.; and London, Vera C. M. ''The Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales 940-1216'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1972 ISBN 0-521-08367-2 p. 214〕 Eadgifu is only abbess known by name.〔 The convent was probably dissolved or suppressed not long after this incident. == Leominster priory == (詳細はHenry I incorporated land at Leominster into the foundation of Reading Abbey.〔Catholic Encyclopedia Online accessed December 12, 2007〕 Reading Abbey in turn founded a Benedictine priory in Leominster of which the Priory Church survives at . Whether the priory was built on the site of the original Anglo-Saxon monastery is not clear. However, archaeological evidence of Saxon activity has been uncovered at the priory. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leominster Abbey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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