Monastic Wales.








Event detail for site: Strata Marcella

1170: Foundation

The community originally settled on lands on the west bank of the River Severn but relocated to the present site several years later.

Bibliographical sources

Printed sources

The Cistercian Abbeys of Britain: far from the concourse of men, ed. David M. Robinson (London, 1998) pp. 179-180

Medieval Religious Houses, England and Wales, ed. R. Neville Hadcock and David Knowles (Harlow, 1971) pp. 114, 126

Other events in the history of this site

1170: Foundation - The community originally settled on lands on the west bank of the River Severn but relocated to the present site several years later.  [2 sources]
1170x1190: Founds daughter-house - Strata Marcella founded Llanllugan nunnery; at least the nunnery was under the auspices of the Cistercian abbey.  [1 sources]
1197: Burial - Owain Cyfeiliog, prince of S. Powys and founder of the abbey, died and was buried at the house. [2 sources]
c.1201: Founds daughter-house - Strata Marcella founded Valle Crucis in Denbighshire as a daughter-house. [1 archives]
1282-1283: Destruction - The abbey sustained extensive damages during the Edwardian wars. [1 sources]
1284: Compensation - The community was granted £43 compensation for damages caused during the Edwardian wars.  [1 sources]
1328-1330: Welsh community replaced - English monks from Buildwas replaced the native Welsh community. [3 sources]
1369: Bequest - Lewis Charlton, bishop of Hereford, bequeathed 20 marks to the abbey to help finance the fabric of the church. [1 sources]
1420: Confirmation - Edward Charlton confirmed the abbey's rights and holdings and added new privileges. [1 sources][1 archives]
1440: Burial - Llywelyn ab y Moel was seemingly buried at Strata Florida. [1 sources]
1530: Decline - By the 1530s Strata Marcella was in a ruinous state and had accumulated considerable debt.  [1 sources]
c.1535: Wealth - At this time the abbey was recorded as having an income of £64. [2 sources]
1536: Dissolution - Prior to it dissolution in spring 1536 Strata Marcella was in a ruinous state.  [2 sources]
 
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