Mainistir Bheannchair | |
Monastery information | |
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Other names | Bennchor; Vallis Angelorum; White Choir |
Order | Celtic monasticism Augustinian Canons Regular |
Denomination | Catholic |
Established | AD 552–559 |
Disestablished | 1539 |
Reestablished | c. 1123–24 |
Mother house | Armagh Abbey (as an Augustinian monastery) |
Diocese | Down |
People | |
Founder(s) | Comgall |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Buildings incorporated into Church of Ireland church |
Heritage designation | Grade B+ listed building |
Style | Celtic monastic |
Site | |
Location | Bangor, County Down |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°39′22″N 5°40′30″W / 54.656°N 5.675°W |
Public access | yes |
Website | bangorabbey |
Bangor Abbey was established by Saint Comgall in 558 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland and was famous for its learning and austere rule. It is not to be confused with the slightly older abbey in Wales on the site of Bangor Cathedral.