Rievaulx, Abbey of

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• Rievaulx Abbey —   [ riːvəʊ æbɪ], 1131 gegründete Zisterzienserabtei in der County North Yorkshire, Nordengland, deren um 1230 vollendete frühgotische Kirche nur als Ruine erhalten ist. 1750 60 wurde oberhalb der Abtei Rievaulx Terrace, ein umfassender… …   Universal-Lexikon

• Rievaulx Abbey — Infobox monastery name= Rievaulx Abbey order= Cistercian founder= Walter l Espec and Thurstan, Archbishop of York established= 1132 mother=Clairvaux Abbey disestablished= 1538 diocese= Diocese of York churches= people= Ailred of Rievaulx location …   Wikipedia

• Rievaulx Abbey — Zisterzienserabtei Rievaulx Ruine des Kirchenschiffs Lage Vereinigtes Konigreich …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Rievaulx Abbey —  , North Yorkshire, England; pronounced [ree vo] …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• Abbey of Rievaulx —     Abbey of Rievaulx     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Rievaulx     (RIEVALL.)     Thurston, Archbishop of York, was very anxious to have a monastery of the newly founded and fervent order of Cistercians in his diocese; and so, at his… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Rievaulx Terrace & Temples — is a site located in North Yorkshire, England overlooking Rievaulx Abbey and owned by the National Trust.The site is a grass covered terrace following a serpentine course across the side of a wooded escarpment overlooking the ruins of the Abbey.… …   Wikipedia

• Rievaulx — (pronEng|ˈriːvoʊ ree voh)is a small village near Helmsley in North Yorkshire and is located in what was the inner court of Rievaulx Abbey, close to the River Rye. The inner court of the monastery contained buildings such as the brewhouse,… …   Wikipedia

• Abbey — An abbey (from Latin abbatia, derived from Syriac abba, father ), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.Some cities were ruled by heads of …   Wikipedia

• Abbey of Clairvaux —     Abbey of Clairvaux     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Clairvaux     The third daughter of Cîteaux and mother in the fourth line of numerous and celebrated monasteries, founded in 1115 by St. Bernard, in a deep valley upon the bank of the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbey of Dundrennan —     Abbey of Dundrennan     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Dundrennan     In Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland; a Cistercian house founded in 1142 by King David I and Fergus Lord of Galloway for monks brought from Rievaulx in Yorkshire. The name… …   Catholic encyclopedia