Melrose Abbey

Summary

Melrose Abbey is a Cistercian monastery^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of cistercian_monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Melrose Abbey's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].
• Melrose Abbey is located in Scottish Borders^[4].
• Melrose Abbey is located in Melrose^[5].
• Melrose Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• Melrose Abbey is in the country of Kingdom of Scotland^[7].
• Melrose Abbey's image is recorded as +1136 wurde Das Zisterienserkloster Melrose gegründet. 03.jpg^[8].
• Melrose Abbey's image is recorded as Great Drain at Melrose Abbey.jpg^[9].
• Melrose Abbey's image is recorded as Great Drain at Melrose Abbey (12567).jpg^[10].
• Melrose Abbey's image is recorded as East range of the cloister at Melrose Abbey.jpg^[11].
• Melrose Abbey's image is recorded as Detail on the South wall of Melrose Abbey.jpg^[12].
• Melrose Abbey's instance of is recorded as Cistercian monastery^[13].
• Melrose Abbey's instance of is recorded as monastery ruins^[14].
• Melrose Abbey's instance of is recorded as cemetery^[15].
• Melrose Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture^[16].
• Melrose Abbey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315943983^[17].
• Melrose Abbey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 237008318^[18].
• Melrose Abbey's GND ID is recorded as 4603498-5^[19].
• Melrose Abbey's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81128300^[20].
• Melrose Abbey's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13192999g^[21].
• Melrose Abbey's IdRef ID is recorded as 035499192^[22].
• Melrose Abbey's location is recorded as Melrose^[23].
• Melrose Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Melrose Abbey^[24].
• +1136-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Melrose Abbey^[25].
• Melrose Abbey was dissolved in +1560-00-00T00:00:00Z^[26].
• Melrose Abbey's religious order is recorded as Cistercians^[27].

Body

Founding

+1136-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Melrose Abbey^[25].

Dissolution

Melrose Abbey was dissolved in +1560-00-00T00:00:00Z^[26].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Melrose Abbey include Melrose House^[28], a historic house museum^[29], in South Africa^[30], founded in 1886^[31].

Why It Matters

Melrose Abbey ranks in the top 2% of cistercian_monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Works attributed to it include Chronicle of Melrose^[34], a literary work^[35], written by it^[36]. Entities named for it include Melrose House^[28], a historic house museum^[29], in South Africa^[30], founded in 1886^[31].