St Mary's Abbey, York

Benedictine abbey
Organization abbey Q1426965
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St Mary's Abbey, York

Summary

St Mary's Abbey, York is an abbey[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • St Mary's Abbey, York's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York is located in York[4].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York is located in City of York[5].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's instance of is recorded as abbey[7].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's instance of is recorded as church ruin[8].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York is operated by York Museums Trust[9].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's Commons category is recorded as St Mary's Abbey[10].
  • 1088 marks the founding of St Mary's Abbey, York[11].
  • January 17, 1089 marks the founding of St Mary's Abbey, York[12].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York was dissolved in 1539[13].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[14].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's OS grid reference is recorded as SE5993652174[15].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.9622, 'lon': -1.08796}[16].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.9615, 'lon': -1.08822}[17].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of York[18].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's dedicated to is recorded as Mary[19].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's official website is recorded as http://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/[20].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[21].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[23].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[24].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's associated electoral district is recorded as York Central[25].
  • St Mary's Abbey, York's historic county is recorded as Yorkshire[26].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1088[11] and January 17, 1089[12].

Operations

St Mary's Abbey, York is operated by York Museums Trust[9].

Dissolution

St Mary's Abbey, York was dissolved in 1539[13].

Why It Matters

St Mary's Abbey, York ranks in the top 6% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . historicengland.org.uk. historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 53.9622, 'lon': -1.08796}, {'lat': 53.9615, 'lon': -1.08822}
    Inception +1088-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1089-01-17T00:00:00Z
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1539-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32659|batch #32659]]: better qualifier for unparished areas (3): Change P131 qualifier"
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