Institution

Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Somerset, south-west England, founded by the seventh century and patronised by the West Saxon kings. Reformed by Dunstan in the tenth century, it became one of the richest abbeys in England and was linked in legend with Joseph of Arimathea and King Arthur, whose supposed grave the monks found in 1191. It was dissolved in 1539.

Glastonbury Abbey
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Glastonbury Abbey. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/glastonbury-abbey
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“Glastonbury Abbey.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/glastonbury-abbey. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Glastonbury Abbey.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/glastonbury-abbey.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Glastonbury Abbey’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/glastonbury-abbey (Accessed: ).

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