Holy Cross Abbey

Holy Cross Abbey
Mainistir na Croise Naofa
Holy Cross Abbey on the River Suir
Holy Cross Abbey is located in Ireland
Holy Cross Abbey
Holy Cross Abbey
Location within Ireland
52°38′21″N 07°52′05″W / 52.63917°N 7.86806°W / 52.63917; -7.86806
LocationHolycross, County Tipperary, Ireland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Religious instituteCistercians
Websiteholycrossabbey.ie
History
StatusActive as parochial church
Founded1169 (855 years ago) (1169)
Founder(s)Domnall Mór Ua Briain
Architecture
Heritage designationNational Monument
StyleCistercian
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
View from 1841
The ruined interior, 1841

Holy Cross Abbey (Mainistir na Croise Naofa) was a Cistercian monastery in Holycross near Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland, situated on the River Suir. It takes its name from a relic of the True Cross or Holy Rood.