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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture David Knowles et al., in _The Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales, 940-1216_ (Cambridge, 1972), observe, "Cistercian houses were all dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, so only those [in the directory] which had an additional dedication are noted..." (p. 16). However, in the introductory note to the directory section on the Cistercian houses, the authors slightly contradict themselves: "All dedications were to St Mary except where stated." (p. 126) Scanning the directory, I find these additional names: --Beaulieu Abbey, Hants, appears to have been dedicated only to St. Mary Magdalene. --Buildwas, Salop, to St. Mary and also to St. Chad. --Combermere, Ches, also to St. Michael. --Revesby, Lincs, also to St. Laurence. --Stratford Langthorne, Essex, also to All Saints. The authors found no names for Conway/Aberconway, Medmenham, and Wyresdale. A footnote on p. 16 thanks R.N. Hadcock and Barbara SoRelle (of Cornell) for providing several notes on the names of Cistercian houses, so they may have published details on this question elsewhere. The second edition of Knowles and Hadcock's _Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales_ (London, 1971), which I don't have at hand, may have further notes on nomenclature. Al Magary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marjorie Greene" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 2:35 PM Subject: [M-R] Cistercian abbeys > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Dear List, > > It is my understanding that all Cistercian abbeys > were/are dedicated to the BVM. Do I need to alter my > understanding? > Thanks, > MG ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html