Abbey of Kells

Summary

Abbey of Kells is a monastery^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Abbey of Kells is located in County Meath^[3].
• Abbey of Kells is in the country of Ireland^[4].
• Abbey of Kells's image is recorded as Kells roundtower highcross.jpg^[5].
• Abbey of Kells's image is recorded as Monasterio de Kells.jpg^[6].
• Abbey of Kells's image is recorded as Monasterio de Kells02.jpg^[7].
• Abbey of Kells's image is recorded as Monasterio de Kells04.jpg^[8].
• Abbey of Kells's image is recorded as Monasterio de Kells07.jpg^[9].
• Abbey of Kells's image is recorded as Monasterio de Kells08.jpg^[10].
• Abbey of Kells's instance of is recorded as monastery^[11].
• Abbey of Kells's founder is recorded as Columba^[12].
• Abbey of Kells's Commons category is recorded as Kells Abbey^[13].
• +0501-01-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Abbey of Kells^[14].
• Abbey of Kells was dissolved in +1101-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Abbey of Kells's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.7262, 'lon': -6.87912}^[16].
• Abbey of Kells's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06j5d_^[17].
• Abbey of Kells's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Abbey of Kells'}^[18].
• Abbey of Kells's historic county is recorded as County Meath^[19].
• Abbey of Kells's Grove Art Online ID is recorded as T046201^[20].
• Abbey of Kells's Monasticon Hibernicum database ID is recorded as 2450^[21].

Body

Geography

Abbey of Kells is in the country of Ireland^[4]. It is located in County Meath^[3].

Designation and Status

Abbey of Kells's instance of is recorded as monastery^[11].

History and Context

+0501-01-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Abbey of Kells^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Abbey of Kells include Book of Kells^[22], a codex^[23], in Ireland^[24], founded in 0800^[25], written by Ancient Celts^[26].

Why It Matters

Abbey of Kells ranks in the top 4% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Entities named for it include Book of Kells^[22], a codex^[23], in Ireland^[24], founded in 0800^[25], written by Ancient Celts^[26].