Quarr Abbey
QUARR ABBEY
Benedictine abbey near Ryde on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England; the name derives from the nearby royal quarry. It was founded by Baldwin de Redvers as a daughterhouse of savigny (1132) with which it became affiliated with cÎteaux (1147). Its fervor and importance led to the foundation of Stanley (1151) and buckland (1278) as daughterhouses. The monk Stephen of Lexington became abbot of clairvaux (1243). Neither writings nor chartularies are available for the decline caused by coastal raids of the Hundred Years' War. Quarr was suppressed under Henry VIII (1536), and the buildings were demolished to build coastal fortifications. Monks in exile from solesmes rebuilt the monastery (1906–14), which became a priory (1925) and an abbey (1937) of that congregation.
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