Fountains Abbey

ruined Cistercian abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK
Organization abbey Q540237
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Fountains Abbey

Summary

Fountains Abbey is an abbey[1]. It ranks in the top 0.91% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month, #5 of 550).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fountains Abbey's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
  • Fountains Abbey is located in Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains[4].
  • Fountains Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Fountains Abbey's image is recorded as Fountains Abbey view02 2005-08-27.jpg[6].
  • Fountains Abbey's instance of is recorded as abbey[7].
  • Fountains Abbey's instance of is recorded as destroyed building or structure[8].
  • Fountains Abbey's instance of is recorded as monastery ruins[9].
  • Fountains Abbey's instance of is recorded as monastery[10].
  • Fountains Abbey's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[11].
  • Fountains Abbey's instance of is recorded as building complex[12].
  • Fountains Abbey's maintained by is recorded as National Trust[13].
  • Fountains Abbey's owned by is recorded as English Heritage[14].
  • Fountains Abbey's operator is recorded as English Heritage[15].
  • Fountains Abbey's headquarters location is recorded as Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains[16].
  • Fountains Abbey's made from material is recorded as stone[17].
  • Fountains Abbey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 173026705[18].
  • Fountains Abbey's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85373849[19].
  • Fountains Abbey's part of is recorded as Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey[20].
  • Fountains Abbey's has use is recorded as hospital[21].
  • Fountains Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Fountains Abbey[22].
  • Fountains Abbey's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2868565[23].
  • +1101-01-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fountains Abbey[24].
  • +1132-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fountains Abbey[25].
  • Fountains Abbey was dissolved in +1539-00-00T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Fountains Abbey's religious order is recorded as Cistercians[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include +1101-01-17T00:00:00Z[24] and +1132-00-00T00:00:00Z[25].

Identity

Fountains Abbey's part of is recorded as Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of it[20].

Operations

Fountains Abbey's headquarters location is recorded as Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains[16]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Clairvaux Abbey[28]. Its operator is recorded as English Heritage[15].

Ownership

Fountains Abbey's owned by is recorded as English Heritage[14].

Dissolution

Fountains Abbey was dissolved in +1539-00-00T00:00:00Z[26].

Why It Matters

Fountains Abbey ranks in the top 0.91% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month, #5 of 550).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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