St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin

Daughter monasteries

Dunbrody Abbey (later assumed ) Abbeylara Abbey

Saint Mary's Abbey (St. Mary Ostmanby; Sancta Maria juxta Dublinum; Glencairn, irish Mainistir Mhuire ) in Dublin is a former Cistercian monk Abbey in County Dublin in the Republic of Ireland today. It was opposite the old town of Dublin west of today's Capel Street.

History

The monastery was founded in 1139 for monks of the Congregation of Savigny, which in 1147 joined the Cistercian order, and thus belonged to the filiation of Clairvaux Abbey, at primary. The monastery took over the Dunbrody Abbey, founded by Buildwas Abbey, but was placed under even Combermere Abbey in Cheshire and around 1156 Buildwas Abbey in Shropshire. From Saint Mary's Abbeylara Abbey was founded in 1214 yet. 1303 abbey and church were destroyed by fire, but rebuilt afterwards. The monastery was one of the largest in Ireland and was the wealthiest Cistercian monastery on the island and there was only the English monasteries Furness and Fountains after. After the monastery resolution in 1539, the monastic estates were in 1541 transferred to John Travers and the Church became the Army 's arsenal. 1543, a greater part of the abbey to the Earl of Desmond was left. Until 1680 the greater part of the monastic buildings had disappeared and only the chapter house escaped the demolition and now serves as an exhibition building.

Buildings and plant

Except for the made-up today as a memorial chapter house with three lancet windows and ribbed vaults no remains are preserved.