What is recorded here
This green commemorative plaque records: Saint Mary's Abbey. Canons Regular of St. Augustine. Founded by Henry I AD 1117 consecrated in the presence of Henry II AD 1176 destroyed by order of Henry VIII AD 1539
Saint Mary's Abbey was a significant religious institution founded by King Henry I in 1117, serving as a house for Canons Regular of St. Augustine until its dissolution under Henry VIII in 1539 during the English Reformation.
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