Folkestone Priory
Folkestone Priory was a pre-
First foundation
It was probably the first nunnery built in
Second foundation
In 1095, another monastery for Benedictine monks was erected on a different site by Nigel de Mundeville, Lord of Folkestone. This was an alien priory, a cell belonging to the Abbey of Lonley or Lolley in Normandy, dedicated to St Mary and St Eanswith, whose relics were deposited in the church. As with its predecessor, the cliff on which the monastery was built was gradually undermined by the sea, and William de Abrincis, in 1137, gave the monks a new site, that of the present parish church of Folkestone.
The conventual buildings were erected between the church and the sea coast. Being an alien priory it was occasionally seized by the king, when England was at war with
Remains
The Chancel of the current church is partially that of the 1138 church.
References
- ^ "Catholic Encyclopedia - The Benedictine Order - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon". www.heiligenlexikon.de. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ Harper-Bill, Christopher. (1977). "The priory and parish of Folkestone in the fifteenth century". www.theeuropeanlibrary.org. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Folkestone Abbey". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
G. E. Hind (1913). "Folkestone Abbey". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
