Clare Priory
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Clare Priory is a religious house in England, originally established in 1248 as the first house of the
History
Clare Priory was established 1248 by
In 1326,
By the 14th century the Augustinian order had had over 800 friars in England and
Clare was one of the first English monastic houses suppressed in 1538 in the
In 1604 the priory was converted into a home for Sir Thomas Barnardiston, grandfather of Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet. In the 17th and 18th centuries it belonged to the Baker family.[1]
In 1953, the Irish Augustinian Friars purchased the house with the help of the family who then owned it, and returned it to use as a religious house.
Clare Priory is a Grade I listed building, first listed in 1961.[1] It retains some original features, such as the little cloister with the shrine, the vaulted porch, and stained glass. The shrine contains a relief of the Mother of Good Counsel by the religious artist, Mother Concordia OSB, based on the original fresco at Genazzano near Rome.[3]
Burials
- Countess of Hertford and Countess of Gloucester
- Edward de Monthermer (1304–1339), Joan of Acre's youngest son
- Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence (1338–1368)[4]
- Thomas Edwardston (d. 1396), prior of Clare Priory
- Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March (d. 1425)
Signs at the priory incorrectly include Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster among those buried there; she was actually buried at Bruisyard Abbey.[5]
Grounds
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Garden
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Church
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New church
See also
- Catholic Church in England
- Holy Jesus Hospital
References
- ^ a b c d "Clare Priory". Historic England. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Wright, Jon (5 May 2011). "Clare Priory boosted by new priests". BBC News.
- ^ "Clare Priory". Clare Prory. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ Lionel's flesh & entrails were buried near the tomb of St Augustine at the basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro in Pavia, but his heart & bones were returned for burial at Clare. https://nerdalicious.com.au/history/the-problems-of-richard-iiis-y-chromosome-the-problems-relating-to-the-burials-at-clare-priory-and-the-problems-of-working-with-historic-england/
- ^ E 101/394/19 in the National Archives, translated at http://clarescribe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/THE-LAST-JOURNEY-1364.pdf, is the expense account of Nicholas de Fladebury & John de Neuborne who escorted Elizabeth's body via Chester & Coventry for the funeral at Bruisyard on 11 Mar 1364.
External links
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