Hexham Abbey is a place of Christian worship in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in north-east England. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Hexham New South Wales|Hexham (constituency Hexham is a Market town in Northumberland, England, located south of the River Tyne. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
There has been a church on the site for over 1300 years since Etheldreda, Queen of Northumbria made a grant of lands to Wilfrid, Bishop of York c. Æthelthryth, or Æðelþryð, (c 636 - June 23 679) is the proper name for the popular Anglo-Saxon Saint almost universally Wilfrid (c 634 - 24 April 709 was an English Bishop and Saint. The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. 674. Events By Place Europe Dagobert II and Theuderic I succeed Childeric II as king(s of the Franks Of Wilfrid's Benedictine abbey, which was constructed almost entirely of material salvaged from nearby Roman ruins, the Saxon crypt and apse still remain. Benedictine refers to the Spirituality and Consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south [1] For a little while around that time it was the seat of a bishopric. A cathedra ( Latin, "chair" from Greek, kathedra, "seat" is the Chair or Throne of a Bishop This page is for the Saxon bishopric - for the modern Catholic diocese of the similar name see Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle.
In Norman times, Wilfrid's abbey was replaced by an Augustinian priory. The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430) are several Catholic Monastic orders and congregations A priory is a House of men or women under religious vows headed by a Prior or prioress The current church largely dates from that period (c. 1170–1250), in the Early English style of architecture. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation The choir, north and south transepts and the cloisters, where canons studied and meditated, date from this period.
The east end was rebuilt in 1860. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting The Abbey was largely rebuilt during the incumbency of Canon Edwin Sidney Savage who came to Hexham in 1898 and remained until 1919. Canon Edwin Sidney Savage MA ( February 28 1862 &mdash October 26 1947) was an English clergyman Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This mammoth project involved re-building the nave, whose walls incorporate some of the earlier church and the restoration of the choir. The nave was reconsecrated on August 8, 1908. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
In 1996 an additional chapel was created at the east end of the north choir aisle. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Named St Wilfrid's Chapel, it offers a place for prayer or quiet reflection.
Since the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1537, the Abbey has been the parish church of Hexham. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded
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- ^ Old ruins, new world. British Archaeology.
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