Glenluce Abbey
Glenluce Abbey, near to Glenluce, Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery called also Abbey of Luce or Vallis Lucis and founded around 1190 by Rolland or Lochlann, Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland. Following the Scottish Reformation in 1560, the abbey fell into disuse.
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Comune Monasterii Beate Maeri de Valle Lucis |
| Other names | Abbey of Luce |
| Order | Cistercian |
| Established | 1192 |
| Disestablished | 1602 |
| Mother house | Dundrennan Abbey |
| Diocese | Diocese of Galloway |
| Controlled churches | Glenluce |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Lochlann, Lord of Galloway |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.