Fountains Abbey Fountains Abbey Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. It is located approximately south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, near to the village of Aldfield. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 407 years becoming one of the wealthiest monasteries in England until its dissolution in 1539 under the order of Henry VIII. The abbey is a Grade I listed building owned by the National Trust and part of the designated Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey UNESCO World Heritage Site. After a dispute and riot in 1132 at
Roskilde Abbey "cultus" remained the small chapel built near Margrethe's original grave on the beach. The abbey was suppressed in 1536 during the Protestant Reformation in Denmark. Roskilde Abbey Roskilde Abbey or Our Lady's Abbey, Roskilde ("Roskilde Kloster" or "Vor Frue Kloster") was a monastery of nuns dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin in Roskilde in Denmark. It was founded in the early 12th century for Benedictine nuns, but in 1177 became part of the Cistercian reform movement. It was chiefly known for the tomb of Saint Margrethe or Margaret of Ølsemagle or Margaret of Højelse (both names of places near Køge),