Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh, Devon. A remarkable and beautiful endeavour by Benedictine Monks, set in lovely grounds and with awe-inspiring interior

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Buckfast Abbey is remarkable for the supervening endeavour of its founders - the Benedictine Monks. The Abbey grounds are more than 1,000 years old but the original Abbey formed at the time of King Canute were destroyed by Henry VIII. It was resurrected by Boniface Natter and Anscar Vonier and the last stone was laid in 1937.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Buckfastleigh, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © David Dennis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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