Beaulieu Abbey Cistercian abbey Hampshire England King John monks sent abbey Cîteaux Bellus Locus Regis beautiful place king
Beaulieu Abbey, grid reference SU389026, was a Cistercian abbey located in Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1203-1204 by King John [1] and (uniquely in Britain) [2] peopled by 30 monks sent from the abbey of Cîteaux in France, the mother house of the Cistercian order. The Latin name of the monastery was Bellus Locus Regis ('The beautiful place of the king').
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