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These monasteries were dissolved by Henry VIII of England in the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The list is by no means exhaustive, since over 800 religious houses existed before the Reformation, and virtually every town of any size had at least one abbey, priory, convent or friary in it, and often many small houses of monks, nuns, canons or friars. Monastery of St. ...
For the play, see Henry VIII (play). ...
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, referred to by Roman Catholic writers as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process during the English Reformation by which King Henry VIII confiscated the property of the monastic institutions in England between 1538 and 1541. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Basingwerk Abbey is an abbey ruin near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, in the care of Cadw (Welsh Heritage). ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Bath Abbey at sunset Bath Abbey is the last in a series of monastic churches built in Bath and is still in active use. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Novices room at Battle Abbey Battle Abbey, actually named St. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Beaulieu Abbey, Grid reference SU389026, was a Cistercian house in Hampshire, one of the three monasteries founded by King John (c. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Bisham Abbey in Berkshire, about 50 miles west of London, is the name of the manor house of Bisham, taken from the now lost monastery which once stood alongside. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
Bolton Abbey Bolton Abbey is a ruined 12th-century priory in North Yorkshire, England. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
Bourne Abbey is the name of the parish church in Bourne, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
Early history Boxgrove Priory, in the village of Boxgrove in Sussex, was founded in about 1066 by Robert de Haye, who in 1105 bestowed the church of St. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Bridlington Priory was an Augustinian priory founded in 1113 by Walter de Gant. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
Brinkburn Priory lies on a bend of the River Coquet, some four miles east of Rothbury, Northumberland. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
Buckfast Abbey in Buckfastleigh, Devon is one of a small number of active monasteries in Britain today. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Map sources for Buildwas Abbey at grid reference SJ642044 Buildwas Abbey is located along the banks of the River Severn in Buildwas, Shropshire, England, about two miles west of Ironbridge. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
The ruins of Byland Abbey Early History Byland Abbey in Yorkshire was founded as a Savigniac abbey in January 1135 and was absorbed by the Cistercian order in 1147. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Medieval Gate Leading to The Ruins of Saint Augustines Abbey. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Castle Acre Priory, in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk, is thought to have been founded in 1089 by William de Warenne the son the 1st. ...
Cluny nowadays The town of Cluny or Clugny lies in the modern-day département of Saône-et-Loire in the région of France, near Mâcon. ...
Canons Ashby Priory was a monastic establishment in Northamptonshire, England. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
Cartmel Priory Cartmel Priory, at Cartmel, Cumbria, England, is a priory founded in 1190 by William Marshal, later 2nd Earl of Pembroke for the Augustinian Canons and dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Michael. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
Introduction CHARTERHOUSE. This name is an English corruption of the French maison chartreuse, a religious house of the Carthusian order. ...
A Carthusian Monastery in Jerez, Spain The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. ...
Christchurch Priory (Grid reference SZ160925) is a ruined priory in Christchurch, Dorset (formerly in Hampshire), England. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
The Dormitory at Cleeve Abbey Medieval Tiles at Cleeve Cleeve Abbey is a Cistercian Abbey near the village of Washford, Somerset, England. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
Little information appears to be available about the history of Colchester Abbey, but that which is, seems to indicate it had a colourful history. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
The roofless ruins of the old cathedral. ...
Crowland Abbey Croyland Abbey (occasionally spelled Crowland Abbey) is a parish church, formerly an abbey church in Crowland in the English county of Lincolnshire. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Delapré Abbey - the south front Delapré Abbey, Northampton, was one of only two Cluniac nunneries built in England (the other being at Arthington in Yorkshire); the Cluniac order was a branch of the Benedictines and fell under the rule of the great abbey at Cluny in Burgundy. ...
Cluny nowadays The town of Cluny or Clugny lies in the modern-day département of Saône-et-Loire in the région of France, near Mâcon. ...
Dore Abbey, in Herefordshire, at grid reference SO387303, near the village of Abbey Dore is a former Cistercian Abbey. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Easby Abbey Easby Abbey Easby Abbey or the Abbey of St. ...
The Norbertines, also known as the Premonstratensians and in England, as the White Canons (from the color of their habit), are a Christian religious order of Augustinian canons founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, afterwards archbishop of Magdeburg. ...
Ewenny Priory, in Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, was a monastery of the Benedictine order, founded in the 12th century. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Folkestone Priory was a pre-Reformation Benedictine monastery at Folkestone in the English county of Kent. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Forde Abbey is a building in Dorset, England. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire is a Cistercian monastery first founded A.D. 1132. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
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The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Gloucester Cathedral from the north east in 1828. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
The east end seen from the southwest Gisborough Priory was founded in the town of Guisborough in 1129 by Robert de Brus, an ancestor of Robert the Bruce. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
Hailes Abbey is two miles northeast of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Halesowen Abbey was an abbey in Halesowen, England of which only ruins remain. ...
The Norbertines, also known as the Premonstratensians and in England, as the White Canons (from the color of their habit), are a Christian religious order of Augustinian canons founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, afterwards archbishop of Magdeburg. ...
Haughmond Abbey at Haughmond Hill in Shropshire, otherwise known as the Abbey of Saint John, was founded in about 1100 AD. A statue of St John the Evangelist with his emblem can be found carved into the arches of the chapter house. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
History Gilbert of Sempringham, founded the only English order of the Cistercian monks, who were given Haverholme Priory, by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, located between Anwick and Ewerby in a lonely, grey, wet and desolate part of Lincolnshire, where they arrived on February 4, 1139, prompting the observation Locus vastae...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Inside Hexham Abbey Hexham Abbey is a place of Christian worship in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in north-east England. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Wearmouth-Jarrow Abbey is a twin-founation abbey located on the River Wear at Wearmouth and the River Don at Jarrow respectively, in the Kingdom of Northumbria (now in County Durham). ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Jervaulx Abbey was one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, founded in 1156. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Lacock Abbey Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a monastery of the Augustinian order. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
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A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Cluny nowadays The town of Cluny or Clugny lies in the modern-day département of Saône-et-Loire in the région of France, near Mâcon. ...
This article is about Lindisfarne, England. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Llanthony Priory is a picturesque dissolved Augustinian priory, located in the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
Malmesbury Abbey, at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, was founded as a Benedictine monastery in c. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Malvern Priory is located in the town of Great Malvern in Worcestershire, England. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located near the present-day town of Port Talbot. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Ruins of Mattersey Priory Mattersey Priory is an English Heritage property located near the village of Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
Milton Abbey in Dorset was a Benedictine foundation, but only part of the church now survives and is used as a parish church. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Mount Grace Priory is the best preserved and most accessible of the ten Carthusian charterhouses in England. ...
A Carthusian Monastery in Jerez, Spain The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. ...
The spectacular ruins of Wenlock Priory in Much Wenlock, Shropshire (Grid reference SJ625001) are the remains of a 12th century church that belonged to the Cluniac monastery, refounded in 1079 and 1082, on the site of an earlier 7th century foundation, by Roger de Montgomery. ...
Cluny nowadays The town of Cluny or Clugny lies in the modern-day département of Saône-et-Loire in the région of France, near Mâcon. ...
Neath Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located near the present-day town of Neath. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Netley Abbey is a picturesque village outside Southampton on the south coast of England. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Newminster Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in the north of England. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Newstead Abbey in 1880 Newstead Abbey, near Nottingham, originally an Augustinian foundation, is now best known as the ancestral home of Lord Byron. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
Pershore Abbey, at Pershore in Worcestershire, was founded in the 7th century, and came under the Benedictine rule in about the 10th century. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Reading Abbey Reading Abbey is a large, ruined abbey in Reading, Berkshire, founded by Henry I in 1121 for the salvation of my soul, and the souls of King William, my father, and of King William, my brother, and Queen Maud, my wife, and all my ancestors and successors. // History...
Cluny nowadays The town of Cluny or Clugny lies in the modern-day département of Saône-et-Loire in the région of France, near Mâcon. ...
Revesby Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located near the village of Revesby in Lincolnshire, England. ...
The ruins of the abbey church Rievaulx Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey located in the small village of Rievaulx (pronounced Ree-voh), near Helmsley in North Yorkshire. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Roche Abbey Roche Abbey Roche Abbey is a now ruined abbey near Maltby, Yorkshire, England. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Romsey Abbey. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Rufford Abbey in an estate in Sherwood Forest in England. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Abbey gateway St Albans Abbey was an abbey at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, dissolved in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
St Gregorys Priory at Canterbury was an English House of the Augustinian Canons Regular. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
A canons regular is a body of Canons (Priests) living under a rule. ...
The Abbey of St Mary in York lies in what is now the gardens of the Yorkshire Museum. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Selby Abbey is one of the relatively few surviving abbey churches of the medieval period, and, although not a cathedral, is one of the biggest. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Located near Bourne in Lincolnshire, Sempringham is now a small hamlet that gives little clue to the history entwined within its parish boundary. ...
Shap Abbey is in the care of English Heritage and managed on its behalf by the Lake District National Park. ...
The Norbertines, also known as the Premonstratensians and in England, as the White Canons (from the color of their habit), are a Christian religious order of Augustinian canons founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, afterwards archbishop of Magdeburg. ...
Shrewsbury Abbey, now famous for its prominent role in the Brother Cadfael mysteries of Ellis Peters, is a medieval monastic foundation. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
The remains of Strata Florida Abbey as depicted in the 1851 Illustrated London Reading Book Strata Florida (in Welsh: Ystrad Fflur) is a former Cistercian abbey situated just outside Pontrhydfendigaid, near Tregaron in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Syon Abbey, (or Sion Abbey) was a major mediæval monastery of the Bridgettine Order in the late Gothic or Perpendicular style (with alterations to meet the needs of this very distinctive order), its major site bordering Brentford and Isleworth, Middlesex, England. ...
Location within the British Isles This article is about the town in Devon. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Talley Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Talyllychau) is a former monastery of the Premonstratensians or White Canons, located in the village of Talley, Carmarthenshire, Wales, a few miles north of Llandeilo. ...
The Norbertines, also known as the Premonstratensians and in England, as the White Canons (from the color of their habit), are a Christian religious order of Augustinian canons founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, afterwards archbishop of Magdeburg. ...
The Abbey of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, one of the finest Norman buildings in England, is the second largest parish church in England, having become so at the Dissolution of the Monasteries. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Ruins of Thetford Priory Thetford Priory is a Cluniac Priory located at Thetford, England. ...
Cluny nowadays The town of Cluny or Clugny lies in the modern-day département of Saône-et-Loire in the région of France, near Mâcon. ...
Thorton Abbey was founded in the 11th century by Augustinian monks. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
Tintern Abbey, 1993 Tintern Abbey, interior, 2004 Tintern Abbey was founded by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow, on May 9, 1131. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Titchfield Abbey has been many things, but is now a ruin and occassional concert venue just outside Fareham, Hampshire. ...
The Norbertines, also known as the Premonstratensians and in England, as the White Canons (from the color of their habit), are a Christian religious order of Augustinian canons founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, afterwards archbishop of Magdeburg. ...
The main gatehouse to Tynemouth Castle Tynemouth Castle is situated on cliffs overlooking Tynemouth Pier. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Once one of the largest abbeys in England, now a golf course and private estate, in Whitegate, between Northwich and Winsford in the county of Cheshire [Abbey Buildings:[1],[2],[3]] // History King Edward I and the foundation of Vale Royal Abbey When King Henry IIIs son Edward was...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Valle Crucis Abbey is in the Dee (Dyfrdwy) valley about 1½ miles upstream (north) from Llangollen, Denbighshire. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
Waltham Abbey in the town of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England was founded in 1030 and a building was constructed on the site by Harold Godwinson thirty years later. ...
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
Welbeck Abbey, head abbey of the Premonstratensian order in England, and principal residence of the Dukes of Portland. ...
The Norbertines, also known as the Premonstratensians and in England, as the White Canons (from the color of their habit), are a Christian religious order of Augustinian canons founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, afterwards archbishop of Magdeburg. ...
The Abbeys western façade The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to as Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral (and indeed often considered one), in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
The ruins of Whitby Abbey Illustration of the ruins of Whitby Abbey Whitby Abbey from pond Whitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine abbey sited on Whitbys East Cliff in North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
The layout of Woburn before partial demolition. ...
The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...
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The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...
A plan of Worcester Cathedral made in 1836. ...
A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ...
Monasteries dissolved by James I Established by Saint Comghall - Bangor was featured in the Mappa Mundi, the first map of the world. ...
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