Newbo Abbey
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Newbo Abbey was a Premonstratensian
house of canons regular
in Lincolnshire
, England
, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary
.
Newbo was founded in about 1198 very close to Sedgebrook by Richard de Malebisse or Malbis (d. 1209). Malbis, as one of the judges itinerant of York
and heavily in debt to a Jewish banker, had instigated in 1190 a pogrom
against the Jews of the city, which may have cost as many as 500 lives. (See the History section of York Castle
and the page of Yom Tov of Joigny
, an eminent rabbi who was among the victims.)
Newbo was suppressed at Michaelmas 1536 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries
by Henry VIII. However, the monastery had almost been abandoned in 1401 as a result of pestilence and poverty.
Stone coffins were dug up in the area of the abbey in about 1920 by the then Duke of Rutland
and are believed to be at present in Belvoir Castle
, which is only about four miles from the site.
Premonstratensian
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines, or in Britain and Ireland as the White Canons , are a Catholic religious order of canons regular founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, who later became Archbishop of Magdeburg...
house of canons regular
Canons Regular
Canons Regular are members of certain bodies of Canons living in community under the Augustinian Rule , and sharing their property in common...
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary
Assumption of Mary
According to the belief of Christians of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of the Anglican Communion and Continuing Anglicanism, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her life...
.
Newbo was founded in about 1198 very close to Sedgebrook by Richard de Malebisse or Malbis (d. 1209). Malbis, as one of the judges itinerant of York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
and heavily in debt to a Jewish banker, had instigated in 1190 a pogrom
Pogrom
A pogrom is a form of violent riot, a mob attack directed against a minority group, and characterized by killings and destruction of their homes and properties, businesses, and religious centres...
against the Jews of the city, which may have cost as many as 500 lives. (See the History section of York Castle
York Castle
York Castle in the city of York, England, is a fortified complex comprising, over the last nine centuries, a sequence of castles, prisons, law courts and other buildings on the south side of the River Foss. The now-ruinous keep of the medieval Norman castle is sometimes referred to as Clifford's...
and the page of Yom Tov of Joigny
Yom Tov of Joigny
Yom Tov of Joigny, also denoted of York was a French-born rabbi and liturgical poet of the medieval era who lived in York, and died in the massacre of the Jews of York in 1190...
, an eminent rabbi who was among the victims.)
Newbo was suppressed at Michaelmas 1536 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
by Henry VIII. However, the monastery had almost been abandoned in 1401 as a result of pestilence and poverty.
Stone coffins were dug up in the area of the abbey in about 1920 by the then Duke of Rutland
Duke of Rutland
Earl of Rutland and Duke of Rutland are titles in the peerage of England, derived from Rutland, a county in the East Midlands of England. The Earl of Rutland was elevated to the status of Duke in 1703 and the titles were merged....
and are believed to be at present in Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle is a stately home in the English county of Leicestershire, overlooking the Vale of Belvoir . It is a Grade I listed building....
, which is only about four miles from the site.
Abbots of Newbo
- Ralf, occurs 1227
- Matthew, occurs 1242
- William, elected 1276, occurs 1310
- Ralf, occurs 1401
- Simon of Mumby, elected 1406
- John, elected 1412
- William Gresley, occurs 1433
- William Bottesford, elected 1436
- Peter York, occurs 1475 to 1478
- John Mownckton, occurs 1482 to 1491
- John Colby, occurs 1494 to 1500
- William Broil, occurs 1522
- Richard Carre, last abbot, occurs 1529