Æbelholt Abbey
Æbelholt Abbey ( da, Æbelholt Kloster) was an Augustinian monastery situated at Tjæreby in Hillerød municipality in North Zealand, Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establishe .... History William of Æbelholt The monastery was first established on Eskilsø Island in Roskilde Fjord in 1104. The stone abbey church still remains in ruins. It was 24 meters long and had a nave, choir, and apse in the Romanesque architecture, Romanesque style. Bishop Absalon of Bishop of Roskilde, Roskilde, determined to obtain a new Augustinian superior, sent for his friend, William of Æbelholt, Abbot William (''Abbed Vilhelm'') of Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève, Sainte-Geneviève in Paris. When Abbot William arrived in 1165 with three French Canons Regular there were only six relig ...
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