Melrose Abbey Ruins | ClipArt ETC

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Melrose Abbey is a Gothic-style abbey in Melrose, Scotland. It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks, on the request of King David I of Scotland. In 1544, as English armies raged across Scotland and badly damaged the Abbey which was never fully repaired.

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Abbey, anglo saxon, chapel, Christian, church of england, minster, parish, place of worship, religion, worship praise center

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Gothic Architecture

Source:

Rev. C. Arthur Lane Illustrated Notes on English Church History (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1901)