![]() St Benet's Abbey and wharf from the River Bure | |
Monastery information | |
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Other names | St Benet's Abbey, Holme |
Order | Order of St Benedict |
Established | 9th century |
Diocese | Norwich |
People | |
Important associated figures | Saint Suneman; Saint Wulfric; Abbot Elsinus; Abbot Aelfwold; King Canute; John of Oxnead; Conrad, prior of Christ Church Cathedral Priory, Canterbury; Hugh, abbot of Lagny; Sir John Fastolf; Bishop William Rugg |
Site | |
Location | Norfolk, England |
Coordinates | 52°41′11″N 1°31′29″E / 52.6864°N 1.5247°E |
Visible remains | gatehouse, lower walls of sanctuary and earthworks |
Public access | yes |
Other information | Property of Norfolk Archaeological Trust, Diocese of Norwich |
St Benet's Abbey, also known as St Benet's at Holme or St Benet Hulme, was a medieval monastery of the Order of Saint Benedict situated at Cow Holm in Horning, Norfolk, England. It lay on the River Bure within the Broads.[1] St Benet is a medieval English version of the name of St Benedict of Nursia, hailed as the founder of western monasticism. At the period of the Dissolution of the Monasteries the abbey's possessions were in effect seized by the crown and assigned to the diocese of Norwich. Though the monastery was supposed to continue as a community, within a few years at least the monks had dispersed. Today there remain only ruins.