Newminster Abbey [SEP] religious order
Newminster Abbey
Newminster Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Northumberland in the north of England. The site is protected by Grade II listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument status
Ranulph de Merlay, lord of Morpeth, and his wife, Juliana, daughter of Gospatric II, Earl of Lothian, founded the abbey in 1137 and Saint Robert of Newminster from the Cistercian Fountains Abbey was appointed as the first abbot; he governed from 1138 to 1159. The year after its foundation, the abbey was burned in an attack by Scottish raiders
Newminster
Newminster may refer to
- Newminster (horse), the 1851 St. Leger winning racehorse
- New Minster, Winchester
- Newminster Abbey, Northumberland, United Kingdom
- a British tanker in service 1952-54
- Robert of Newminster, Roman Catholic Saint