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Holy Cross Abbey

c. 1180 · 12th century

Holy Cross Abbey is a Cistercian abbey on the River Suir in County Tipperary, refounded around 1180 under the patronage of Domnall Mór O'Brien, king of Thomond. It held a relic of the True Cross and became a major place of pilgrimage. The abbey was largely rebuilt in the 15th century and restored as a parish church in the 20th.

Holy Cross Abbey
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Kingdom of Thomond

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Holy Cross Abbey. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/holy-cross-abbey
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