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St Albans Abbey

Benedictine abbey in Hertfordshire, England
Organization abbey Q17645367
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Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: St Albans[1]
  • Country: Kingdom of England[2], United Kingdom[3]
  • Has part(s): Abbey Gateway, St. Albans[4]
  • Inception: 793[5]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 5, 1539[6]
  • Religious order: Benedictines[7]
  • Replaced by: St Albans Cathedral[8]
  • Heritage designation: scheduled monument[9]
  • Position held by head of the organization: Abbot of St Albans[10]
  • Historic county: Hertfordshire[11]

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  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Majid Majidi
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  2. 22w ago · Peter James · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → St Albans
    Wikidata description → Benedictine abbey in Hertfordshire, England
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Located in the administrative territorial entity: England"
  3. 23w ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007526219805171
    Digital scriptorium catalog item id → Haute-Vienne
    Schoenberg database of manuscripts name id → 36498
    Gnd id → 4389777-0
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