St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedictine, which means that it was run according to the rules laid down by St Benedict. It was run by the Abbot, assisted by a Prior. Learn more about how we use cookies Robin Hood captures the Abbot of St Marys. Find out more: The York Abbey, St Mary’s.
U2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0003581500024446, DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0003581500024446, Research and Enterprise Heslington Hall, University of York , Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK Contact enquiries: 01904 320000 | Staff contact directory Queries with this website: | reo-pure-support@york.ac.uk. https://webfiles.york.ac.uk/OPENAIR/IRs/st-marys-abbey-reconstruction/examples/phase2_mono.mp3, https://www.openair.hosted.york.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/singing.mp3, https://webfiles.york.ac.uk/OPENAIR/IRs/st-marys-abbey-reconstruction/examples/phase2_mono_sing.mp3, https://www.openair.hosted.york.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/drums.mp3, https://webfiles.york.ac.uk/OPENAIR/IRs/st-marys-abbey-reconstruction/examples/phase2_mono_drum.mp3, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Indeed, the set of life-size column-figures brought to light in 1829 must count as one of the most exciting discoveries ever made in the field of the history of sculpture in this country.
The quality of its architectural remains is of the highest order, and the collection of medieval sculpture from the site is outstanding.
After what is referred to as a 'riot' the 13 left York. Indeed, the set of life-size column-figures brought to light in 1829 must count as one of the most exciting discoveries ever made in the field of the history of sculpture in this country. Dating from 1088, St Mary’s Abbey was one of the largest Benedictine establishments in the north of England. There were typically between 40 and 60 monks living in St Mary's, plus up to 50 scholars - boys who attended the minster school, plus a number of servants. They went on to found a much stricter Cistercian abbey at Fountains in north Yorkshire. N2 - St Mary's Abbey, York was one of the richest Benedictine monasteries in the country and its buildings reflected its wealth and status. At the Dissolution it became the seat of the King's Council in the North and acquired the name of King's Manor, which part of the complex retains to this day. In the daytime there would be many other people regularly on the site - more servants, craftsmen and tradesmen, as well as other boys from poorer families who attended classes within the abbey. Once the richest Benedictine abbey in the N... Really beautiful park with really beautiful architecture ! St. Mary's Abbey St. Mary's, a Benedictine monastery, was once distinguished as the richest abbey in the north of England. We've put small files called cookies on your device to make this website better. Benedictine life wasn't as strict as it would be in some other orders, there wasn't a vow of silence, for example. N2 - St Mary's Abbey, York was one of the richest Benedictine monasteries in the country and its buildings reflected its wealth and status. The principal monastic buildings came down within a few years, and their demolition can be followed in considerable detail, as we shall see; but the centuries of Crown ownership prevented the division of the property until the nineteenth century, and it remains one of the best-preserved urban (albeit extra-mural) monastic precincts in Britain.".