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Tintern Abbey (1902 words) |
 | he abbey buildings were arranged in a standard Cistercian plan, except that the cloisters and all its ancillary buildings were to the north of the church rather than to the south, which was more usual. |
| In the late 12th century the first-floor monk's dormitory, which ran northwards from the north transept of the church, was extended; its northern end and the latrines over the drain to its east are of this phase. |
| The abbey and grounds are surrounded by a 4ft stone fence. |
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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Abbey of Saint-Denis (713 words) |
| The abbey figured prominently in the history of France and its abbots were for several centuries amongst the chief seigneurs of the kingdom. |
| After the Council of Trent the Abbey of St-Denis became the head of a congregation of ten monasteries, and in 1633 it was united, with its dependent houses, to the new Congregation of St-Maur, when its conventual buildings were entirely reconstructed. |
| The abbey was finally dissolved at the revolution, when much damage was done to the church and tombs. |
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