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Saint Mary's Abbey
Though Saint Mary's Abbey dates from 1089, most of the ruins seen here are later medieval. The Abbey, located adjacent to York Minster, was a prominent Benedictine institution, suppressed by Henry VIII in 1539.
Though Saint Mary's Abbey dates from 1089, most of the ruins seen here are later medieval. The Abbey, located adjacent to York Minster, was a prominent Benedictine institution, suppressed by Henry VIII in 1539.