Buckfast Abbey (Buckfast)
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Buckfastleigh /
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church, monastery, Order of Saint Benedict, Order of Cistercians
Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Dedicated to Saint Mary, it was founded in 1018 and run by the Cistercian order from 1147 until it was destroyed under the Dissolution of the Monasteries. In 1882 monks began living there again, and today it is a Benedictine foundation within the Roman Catholic Church, of 42 Monks.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckfast_Abbey
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Coordinates: 50°29'32"N 3°46'32"W
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