Hailes Abbey ruins
Founded in 1246, Hailes Abbey near Winchcombe in Gloucestershire became a major pilgrimage site from 1270 when the Cistercian monks received a phial of Holy Blood.
The abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII's commissioners in 1539.
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Hailes Abbey ruins
Founded in 1246, Hailes Abbey near Winchcombe in Gloucestershire became a major pilgrimage site from 1270 when the Cistercian monks received a phial of Holy Blood.
The abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII's commissioners in 1539.
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Uploaded on November 15, 2011
Taken on July 1, 2008