Bury St Edmunds Abbey

Bury St Edmunds Abbey

The Abbey of Bury St Edmunds was once among the richest Benedictine monasteries in England. Its ruins lie in Bury St Edmunds, a town in the county of Suffolk, England.

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Famous quotes containing the words bury and/or abbey:

    “But perhaps a man is not required to bury himself.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “The Abbey always reminds me of that old toast, “Above lofty timbers, the walls around are bare, echoing to our laughter, as though the dead were there.””
    —Garrett Fort (1900–1945)