Somogyvár Abbey

Remains of the Abbey
Remains of the Somogyvár Abbey

The Somogyvár Abbey (Szent Egyed Abbey) was a Benedictine monastery established at Somogyvár in the Kingdom of Hungary in 1091.[1] It was dedicated to Saint Giles.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Berend, Laszlovszky & Szakács 2007, p. 354.
  2. ↑ Koszta & Marosi 1994, p. 605.

Sources

  • Berend, Nora; Laszlovszky, József; Szakács, Béla Zsolt (2007). "The kingdom of Hungary". In Berend, Nora. Christianization and the Rise of Christian Monarchy: Scandinavia, Central Europe and Rus', c.900-1200. Cambridge University Press. pp. 319–368. ISBN 978-0-521-87616-2.
  • Koszta, László; Marosi, Ernő (1994). "Somogyvár". In Kristó, Gyula; Engel, Pál; Makk, Ferenc. Korai magyar történeti lexikon (9-14. század) [=Encyclopedia of the Early Hungarian History (9th-14th centuries)] (in Hungarian). Akadémiai Kiadó. pp. 605–606. ISBN 963-05-6722-9.

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