Deer Abbey
Deer Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Buchan, Scotland. It was founded by 1219 under the patronage William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan, who is also buried there.
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Order | Cistercian |
Established | 1219 |
Disestablished | 1587 |
Mother house | Kinloss Abbey |
Diocese | Diocese of Aberdeen |
Controlled churches | Deer; Foveran; Kinedward; Peterugie |
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Founder(s) | William Comyn, Earl of Buchan |
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