Neath Abbey.
Neath Abbey.
Richard I de Grenville one of the Twelve Knights of Glamorgan gifted 8,000 acres of his estate to Savigniac order of Monks an order of Monks who came from western Normandy.
Arriving in 1130 and following the merger of the Savigniac order into the Cistercian order in 1147 Neath Abbey also became a Cistercian house.
During the 13th century the Abbey was ravaged by the Welsh uprising and during and further turmoil followed when King Henry VIII established the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
At the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries Neath Abbey earned an income of a mere 132 Pound per annum and as such fell short of the required 150 Pound fine imposed by King Henry.
Neath Abbey should have by rights been covered by the Act of Suppression in 1536 however the abbey was granted a stay of decision in exchange of a fine of 150 Pound.
However this never occurred as Lleision ap Thomas the Abbot resigned and the Abbey and all the possessions contained with were forfeited to the King.
In total 50 monks lived and worked at Neath alongside a larger number of lay brothers who were engaged in the workings of the abbey’s estate undertaking tasks such as coal mining.
In 1539 Neath Abbey was disbanded and today its ruins serve to remind us of a time that is now long past.
Neath.
South Wales.
Neath Abbey.
Neath Abbey.
Richard I de Grenville one of the Twelve Knights of Glamorgan gifted 8,000 acres of his estate to Savigniac order of Monks an order of Monks who came from western Normandy.
Arriving in 1130 and following the merger of the Savigniac order into the Cistercian order in 1147 Neath Abbey also became a Cistercian house.
During the 13th century the Abbey was ravaged by the Welsh uprising and during and further turmoil followed when King Henry VIII established the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
At the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries Neath Abbey earned an income of a mere 132 Pound per annum and as such fell short of the required 150 Pound fine imposed by King Henry.
Neath Abbey should have by rights been covered by the Act of Suppression in 1536 however the abbey was granted a stay of decision in exchange of a fine of 150 Pound.
However this never occurred as Lleision ap Thomas the Abbot resigned and the Abbey and all the possessions contained with were forfeited to the King.
In total 50 monks lived and worked at Neath alongside a larger number of lay brothers who were engaged in the workings of the abbey’s estate undertaking tasks such as coal mining.
In 1539 Neath Abbey was disbanded and today its ruins serve to remind us of a time that is now long past.
Neath.
South Wales.