Back دير مالميسبرى ARZ Abadia de Malmesbury Catalan Malmesbury Abbey Danish Abatejo Malmesbury Esperanto Abadía de Malmesbury Spanish Malmesburyko abadia Basque Abbaye de Malmesbury French Abdij fan Malmesbury Frisian Abbazia di Malmesbury Italian Abbatia Malmesburiensis Latin
| Malmesbury Abbey | |
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 The main entrance (the south porch) seen from the churchyard, showing the truncated extent of the Abbey at left | |
  Malmesbury Abbey Location in Wiltshire  Malmesbury Abbey Location in England | |
| 51°35′05″N 2°05′54″W / 51.5847°N 2.0984°W | |
| Location | Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic (until 1539) |
| Website | malmesburyabbey |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | c. 676 |
| Founder(s) | Aldhelm |
| Dedication | Saint Peter and Saint Paul |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Designated | 1949 |
| Architectural type | Abbey |
| Groundbreaking | 7th century |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bristol (since 1897) |
| Archdeaconry | Malmesbury |
| Deanery | North Wiltshire |
| Benefice | Malmesbury and Upper Avon |
| Parish | Malmesbury and Brokenborough[1] |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Right Rev. Vivienne Faull |
| Vicar(s) | Rev. Oliver Ross[2] |
| Curate(s) | Rev. Sarah Heywood |
| Chaplain(s) | Rev. Deborah Scott-Bromley |
| Archdeacon | Ven. Christopher Bryan |
Malmesbury Abbey, at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, is a former Benedictine abbey dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It was one of the few English religious houses with a continuous history from the 7th century through to the Dissolution of the Monasteries.[3]
- ^ "Location information". A Church Near You. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Leadership and Staff". Malmesbury Abbey. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Kelly, Susan (2005). Charters of Malmesbury Abbey. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-19-726317-4.