Paisley Abbey
Paisley Abbey situated in the town centre of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It was founded when Walter Fitzalan, the High Steward of Scotland, signed a charter at Fotheringay for the founding of a Cluniac monastery on land he owned in Renfrewshire. Thirteen monks came from Much Wenlock in Shropshire to set up the priory on the site of an old Celtic church founded by St. Mirin in the 6th century. In 1245, the priory was raised to the status of an Abbey, answerable only to the pope in Rome. Since the reformation, the Abbey has served as a parish church in the Church of Scotland.
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Location: Paisley Renfrewshire Scotland
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