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Abbey of Athelney

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

Somersetshire, England, founded, 888, by King Alfred for the Benedictines, because the island had afforded him a refuge from the Danes. It was dissolved by Henry VIII, 1540.

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Entry for 'Abbey of Athelney'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​a/abbey-of-athelney.html. 1910.