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The Abbey of St Helier: Jersey in the Norman World

L'Abbaye Nouormande dé Jèrri

How did a sixth-century hermit's shrine grow into one of the most important religious institutions linking Jersey to Normandy, England and medieval Europe?

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16 July 2027 - 31 October 2027
Elizabeth Castle

16 July to 31 October 2027 / Open daily from 10am to 6pm

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New for Year of the Normans 2027, this exhibition explores the rise and fall of the Abbey of St Helier and its place within the wider Norman world and connects you to a fascinating trail of the Island's Norman parish churches.

The trail takes you back 1,000 years to a time when Jersey stood at the heart of an ecclesiastical network with influence that extended from Scotland to the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy.

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