• Founding. The Abbey of Movilla was founded in 540 by St. Finnian (d. 579) under the patronage of the king of the Dál Fiatach.
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  • The Founding of Movilla Abbey. One of Ireland’s most important monastic settlements was that of Movilla, situated near Newtownards in County Down.
  • Movilla Abbey was an abbey on the eastern peninsula of Ulster, Ireland. In 881, the Viking jarlskona Eivor Varinsdottir investigated the whereabouts and...
  • Movilla Abbey, church of Augustinian Canons, is a State Care Historic Monument in the townland of Movilla, in Ards Borough Council area, at grid ref: J5035 7440.
  • About Movilla Abbey. This hilltop was occupied by one of Ulster’s most important early churches and scholarly centres, associated with the 6th-century St Finnian.
  • Movilla Abbey was founded in 540 by St. Finnian on the site of a previous sacred pagan centre and was one of the most important monasteries in Ulster and was...
  • A lively and friendly church in the heart of east Newtownards close to the ancient ruins of Movilla Abbey.
  • Our vision is to impact and renew Movilla Abbey and beyond with the transforming message of Jesus Christ through words and actions.