Cissa was buried here , as well .
The abbey was supposedly founded in 675 either by Cissa , viceroy of Centwine , king of the West Saxons , or by his nephew Hean , in honour of the Virgin Mary , for twelve Benedictine monks .
viceroy was buried here , as well .
The abbey was supposedly founded in 675 either by Cissa , viceroy of Centwine , king of the West Saxons , or by his nephew Hean , in honour of the Virgin Mary , for twelve Benedictine monks .