 Burnham Abbey with the present chapel on the right | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | The Abbey of St Mary the Virgin at Burnham |
| Order | Augustinian Canonesses |
| Established | 1266 |
| Disestablished | 1539 |
| Dedicated to | Virgin Mary |
| Diocese | Lincoln |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Richard, Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans, |
| Site | |
| Location | Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Visible remains | chapter house, sacristy, parts of the frater and infirmary |
Burnham Abbey was a house of Augustinian canonesses regular near Burnham in Buckinghamshire, England. It was founded in 1266 by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall. The abbey of St Mary consisted of around twenty nuns at the outset, but was never wealthy and by the time of its dissolution in 1539 there were only ten.[1]
Since 1916 the surviving buildings have been the home of an Anglican contemplative community, the Society of the Precious Blood who retain the name "Burnham Abbey".
- ^ Knowles, David; Hadcock, R. Neville (1971). Medieval Religious Houses England and Wales (2nd ed.). London: Longman. pp. 278–279. ISBN 0-582-112303.