page_title: Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey
hierarchical_section_title: Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey
caption_attribution_description: English: Surviving wall of the west range of St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, seen from the southwest. In the background is the Norman tower of St Paul's parish church Nederlands: Ruïne van het klooster te Jarrow, met de nog bestaande kerk op de achtergrond
context_page_description: Monkwearmouth–Jarrow was a combination of two English monasteries run as a single community. Both were founded by Benedict Biscop. Monkwearmouth, built first, was a magnificent example of the Roman style of architecture. It housed one of the first stained glass works in England. Jarrow became the center of Anglo-Saxon learning in the north of England and contained the largest library in Anglo-Saxon England. Bede, the great Anglo-Saxon scholar, studied, taught and wrote there. The sister Anglo-Saxon monasteries were the UK nomination for World Heritage Site status in 2011.
context_section_description: Monkwearmouth–Jarrow was a combination of two English monasteries run as a single community. Both were founded by Benedict Biscop. Monkwearmouth, built first, was a magnificent example of the Roman style of architecture. It housed one of the first stained glass works in England. Jarrow became the center of Anglo-Saxon learning in the north of England and contained the largest  library in Anglo-Saxon England. Bede, the great Anglo-Saxon scholar, studied, taught and wrote there. The sister Anglo-Saxon monasteries were the UK nomination for World Heritage Site status in 2011.
caption: Ruins of the original Monastery at Jarrow in front of the current St Paul's Church.
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