ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, hiː wʌz pɚswˈeɪdᵻd baɪ hɪz wˈaɪf tə bˈɪld ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌv sənt mˈɛɹi, ɪnðɪ ˈaɪəl ʌv ˈɑːsni, nˌɪɹ ˈɑːksfɚd kˈæsəl, fɚðə jˈuːs ʌv ˈɔːɡəstˌiːn mˈʌŋks—ðɪs wʌz tə bɪkˌʌm ˈɑːsni ˈæbi.
In 1129, he was persuaded by his wife to build the Church of St Mary, in the Isle of Osney, near Oxford Castle, for the use of Augustine Monks—this was to become Osney Abbey.