Sweetheart Abbey
Sweetheart Abbey is in New Abbey; its
founding is a story of the enduring power of love. On the
10th
of April in 1273 Lady Devorgilla
signed a charter creating a new Cistercian abbey there in memory of
her husband, John Balliol who died in 1268. To show the love that
she had for her husband, she carried his embalmed heart around with
her in an ivory box with enamelled silver trimmings. After she
passed away, she left instructions to be buried at Sweetheart
Abbey, and for her husband's heart to be buried with
her.
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DMFG019a-b
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