Blackfriars, Leicester
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Coat of Arms of the Dominican Order | |
  Location within Leicestershire | |
| Monastery information | |
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| Other names |
The Dominican Friars of Leicester, Leicester Dominican Friary |
| Order | Dominican Order |
| Established | 1284 |
| Disestablished | 1538 |
| Dedicated to | St Clement |
| Diocese | Lincoln |
| Site | |
| Coordinates | 52°38′13″N 1°08′40″W / 52.63695°N 1.144386°WCoordinates: 52°38′13″N 1°08′40″W / 52.63695°N 1.144386°W |
| Visible remains | None |
Blackfriars Leicester is a former Dominican Friary in Leicester, England.
History
The friary was founded in 1284 by the Earl of Leicester,[1] and was constructed on an island formed by the River Soar.[2]
Queen Eleanor, wife of King Henry III, left £5 in her will to the friary. In 1301 the friary received another royal gifts: seven oak trees (presumably the wood from which) from Rockingham Forest. Further monetary gifts from the royal family reveal that in 1328/29 there were 30 friars, and in 1334/35 there were 32.[2]
Leicester held the provincial chapters for the Dominican Order in 1301, 1317 and 1334.[2]
In 1489 King Henry VII donated oaks to the friary for the reconstruction of the friar's dormitory.[2]
The friary was dissolved as part of King Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries and was surrendered in November 1538.[1] At the time the friary was home to the prior and nine friars.[2] The former friary was granted to Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, in 1546.[3]
Nothing remains of the friary.[1]
Priors of Blackfriars, Leicester
List of known priors of Leicester Blackfriars:
John Garland, occurs 1394.
William Ceyton, occurs 1505.
Ralph Burrell, occurs 1538.
References
- 1 2 3 Leicester Blackfriars, English Heritage: PastScape
- 1 2 3 4 5 Friaries: Friaries in Leicester, A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 2 (1954), pp. 33-35. Date accessed: 26 June 2013
- ↑ The ancient borough: Black Friars, A History of the County of Leicester: volume 4: The City of Leicester (1958), pp. 343-344. Date accessed: 27 June 2013
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