Hailes Abbey

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Hailes Abbey ( Hayles ) is a former Cistercian abbey in England. The ruins of the monastery are approximately 3 km northeast of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire.

History

The abbey was one of the last medieval Cistercian monk abbeys in England in 1245 or 1246 by Richard of Cornwall, younger brother of King Henry III. donated after Richard was in distress in 1242 and had made a vow appropriate. Henry III. presented the grounds of a manor house on the edge of the Cotswolds available for this. Hailes Abbey was occupied by Beaulieu Abbey in Hampshire, a daughter foundation of Citeaux with 20 monks and 10 lay brothers ( conversi ). In 1270 received the monastery of Edmund, the second son of Richard of Cornwall, a phial of " Holy Blood ", which attracted a large pilgrimage and for their authenticity, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, who later became Pope Urban IV had vouched. Hailes was then one of the major pilgrimage sites in England. The plague of 1361/1362 led to large losses. 1412 were the buildings partially in ruins and the community was in debt. In the 16th century the abbey came back to prosperity. In 1538 the now colored with saffron as honey has been designated " Holy Blood " is removed and in 1539 ended the abbey, which was then the zwölftreichste in England. In 1542 the Crown sold the convent to a real estate dealer. The church was probably soon after canceled while the abbot's house was inhabited by the family of Tracy. To 1729, the plant was converted into two cottages, and a little later the plants were canceled. At the end of the 19th century, extensive excavations took place. Later, the system fell by the National Trust.

Plant and buildings

The Church of quarry stone was 104 m long and the nave was 19 feet wide. It showed how the two aisles to eight yokes and had a small porch on the west. The transept had three chapels at the two East Side. The choir had originally four yokes and was provided with aisles. Semicircular five chapels polygonal handling probably along the lines of Croxden Abbey in Staffordshire cultivated - after 1270 were on the east side of the choir - quite unusual for England. The exam was right ( south ) of the church and corresponded substantially to the Cistercian scheme. The cloister was rebuilt in the 15th century. The chapter house has been divided by four columns and had a double passage to the cloister. The refectory measured 35 by 9 meters, parts of the north wall are still preserved.