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    Sorø Abbey was the preeminent and wealthiest monastic house in all of Denmark during the Middle Ages. It was located in the town of Sorø in central Zealand...
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    Sorø (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsoːˌʁœˀ]) is a town in Sorø municipality on the island of Zealand in east Denmark with a population of 8,400 (2024). It...
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  • Kent, England Abbey Gate (Sorø), a gate of Sorø Abbey in Sorø, Denmark Abbeygate Shopping Centre, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England Abbey Gate, one of the...
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    The Abbey Gate (Danish: Klosterporten) in Sorø, Denmark, is the original gate of Absalon's Sorø Abbey dating from about 1200. It now affords access to...
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    1161–1201, Asser's son Absalon erected at the Sorø Abbey grounds Sorø Klosterkirke, i.e. the Sorø Abbey Church, a burial site for four Danish rulers....
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    Absalon (category Burials at Sorø Abbey)
    Peder Sunesen. He died in 1201, and was interred at Sorø Abbey. Absalon was born around 1128 near Sorø, Zealand.[citation needed] Due to his name being unusual...
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    Sorø Academy (Danish: Sorø Akademi) is a boarding school and gymnasium located in the small town of Sorø, Denmark. It traces its history back to the 12th...
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  • influence. However Brahe declined. At the Feast of St Martin, held in Sorø Abbey, on 11 November 1577, Dybvad was amongst the royal entourage gathered...
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    Olaf II of Denmark (category Burials at Sorø Abbey)
    unexpectedly at Falsterbohus in August 1387 at age 16. He was buried at Sorø Abbey on the Danish island of Zealand where his grandfather and, later, his...
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    Sorø Klosterkirke (i.e. Sorø Abbey Church) is a church located in the Danish town of Sorø. It was founded by Danish archbishop Absalon and built by Cistercians...
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