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Hailes Abbey Gloucestershire |
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 It was founded in 1246 by Richard Earl of Cornwall, the Cistercian Abbey was one a much celebrated pilgrimage because it was said that it housed a vail of a few drops of Christ's blood. The Abbey now stand in ruins due to it being demolished during the reign of Henry VIII and the dissolution of the monasteries, the main thing left standing are several arched entrances.
It is said that monks still haunt this area to continue their chores and to protect the vail of blood.
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