Dec 9, 2022
Hailes Abbey, UK
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Hailes Abbey, UK
Hailes Abbey in Gloucestershire, England, was originally built in 1245 or 46 by Richard, Earl of Cornwall, the younger brother of King Henry III. It was built to thank God after Richard survived a shipwreck. Richard's son , Edmund, donated a phial of Holy Blood to the Abbey that he bought in Germany in 1270. Such a relic made the site a desirable destination for pilgrimage and the Abbey increased its revenue. King Henry VIII's commissioners revealed that the phial contained duck blood, (or honey colored with saffron?) regularly renewed. Even with this admitted phony relic, the Abbey was one of the last institutions to acquiesce to the Dissolution Act of 1536. They surrendered on Christmas Eve 1539.
(picture from: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/…/hailes-…/things-to-do/…)
Hard to see, but the bright green in the middle is the trees beyond hole in this tree.
Hailes Abbey, UK (by Chris Mullineux)
The Cotswolds
