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Source: Webster's dictionaryA number of nearby abbeys were also closed, which led to a further diminution of the region's political power. Source: Internet
Erlande-Brandenburg, p 28 The Cistercians acquired a reputation in the difficult task of administering the building sites for abbeys and cathedrals. Source: Internet
At the time, Henry had been seizing church lands from abbeys and monasteries. Source: Internet
At the time, it was the 38th Cistercian monastery founded but, due to the dissolution of the previous 37 abbeys throughout the centuries, today it is the oldest surviving Cistercian community in the world. Source: Internet
Cistercian abbeys also refused to admit children, allowing adults to choose their religious vocation for themselves – a practice later emulated by many of the older Benedictine houses. Source: Internet
By granting the abbey cathedral status, Henry VIII gained an excuse to spare it from the destruction or dissolution which he inflicted on most English abbeys during this period. Source: Internet