Melrose Abbey

Summary

Melrose Abbey is a Cistercian monastery^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of cistercian_monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (952 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 instance of is recorded as Cistercian monastery^[8].
• Melrose Abbey's instance of is recorded as monastery ruins^[9].
• Melrose Abbey's instance of is recorded as cemetery^[10].
• Melrose Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture^[11].
• The location of Melrose Abbey was Melrose^[12].
• Melrose Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Melrose Abbey^[13].
• 1136 marks the founding of Melrose Abbey^[14].
• Melrose Abbey was dissolved in 1560^[15].
• Melrose Abbey's religious order is recorded as Cistercians^[16].
• Melrose Abbey's mother house is recorded as Rievaulx Abbey^[17].
• Melrose Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.5995616488059, 'lon': -2.71868869244025}^[18].
• Melrose Abbey's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia^[19].
• Melrose Abbey's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Melrose Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building^[21].
• Melrose Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument^[22].
• Melrose Abbey's category for people buried here is recorded as Category:Burials at Melrose Abbey^[23].
• Melrose Abbey's associated electoral district is recorded as Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk^[24].
• Melrose Abbey's historic county is recorded as Roxburghshire^[25].

Body

Founding

1136 marks the founding of Melrose Abbey^[14].

Dissolution

Melrose Abbey was dissolved in 1560^[15].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Melrose Abbey include Melrose House^[26], a historic house museum^[27], in South Africa^[28], founded in 1886^[29].

Why It Matters

Melrose Abbey ranks in the top 2% of cistercian_monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (952 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Works attributed to it include Chronicle of Melrose^[32], a literary work^[33]. Entities named for it include Melrose House^[26], a historic house museum^[27], in South Africa^[28], founded in 1886^[29].