St Osyth's Priory: Difference between revisions
m Dating maintenance tags: {{What?}} |
Abbot gordon (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
A charter of [[Henry II of England|King Henry II]] confirmed the right of the canons of St. Osyth's to elect their abbot and to hold a market every Sunday at Chich in the later 12th century. |
A charter of [[Henry II of England|King Henry II]] confirmed the right of the canons of St. Osyth's to elect their abbot and to hold a market every Sunday at Chich in the later 12th century. |
||
The monastery was dissolved in 1539 by [[King Henry VIII]], at which time there was a prior and sixteen canons. The king granted it to his minister [[Thomas Cromwell]], but on his fall from favor the abbey and its estates were returned to crown possession. In the reign of [[King Edward VI]] they were sold to Sir Thomas Darcy for just under £400.<ref>''Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales,'' 218-219.</ref> The gatehouse, dating from the late 15th century, is the most significant remnant of the original monastic structures still standing. The exterior is a fine example of decorative flint work. |
The monastery was dissolved in 1539 by [[King Henry VIII]], at which time there was a prior and sixteen canons. The king granted it to his minister [[Thomas Cromwell]], but on his fall from favor the abbey and its estates were returned to crown possession. In the reign of [[King Edward VI]] they were sold to Sir Thomas Darcy for just under £400.<ref>''Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales,'' 218-219.</ref> The gatehouse, dating from the late 15th century, is the most significant remnant of the original monastic structures still standing. There is a Catholic Priest who has the title of Abbot of St Osyth’s Abbey. He is known as a "Titular Abbot" — one who holds the title of a suppressed or destroyed Abbey. The exterior is a fine example of decorative flint work. |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 15:18, 13 June 2013
St. Osyth's Abbey (or St Osyth's Priory) was a house of Augustinian canons in the parish of St. Osyth, Chich, in Essex, England. Founded by the Richard de Belmeis, Bishop of London, circa 1121, it became one of the largest monasteries in Essex and was dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul as well as St. Osyth.[1] Bishop Richard obtained the arm bone of St. Osyth from Aylesbury for the monastic church and granted the canons the parish church of St. Osyth.
The monastery began as a priory, possibly a daughter house of Holy Trinity, Aldgate. The first prior of St. Osyth's was William de Corbeil, who was elected archbishop of Canterbury in 1123 and who crowned King Stephen in 1135.[2] William of Malmesbury spoke in praise of the piety and learning of the canons at St. Osyth's in the twelfth century. [3] One of the second generation of canons there was William de Vere, later bishop of Hereford, who wrote a Latin life of St. Osyth in which he mentions that his mother Adeliza, daughter of Gilbert fitz Richard of Clare, had been a corodian [clarification needed] at the abbey for twenty years of her widowhood.
A charter of King Henry II confirmed the right of the canons of St. Osyth's to elect their abbot and to hold a market every Sunday at Chich in the later 12th century.
The monastery was dissolved in 1539 by King Henry VIII, at which time there was a prior and sixteen canons. The king granted it to his minister Thomas Cromwell, but on his fall from favor the abbey and its estates were returned to crown possession. In the reign of King Edward VI they were sold to Sir Thomas Darcy for just under £400.[4] The gatehouse, dating from the late 15th century, is the most significant remnant of the original monastic structures still standing. There is a Catholic Priest who has the title of Abbot of St Osyth’s Abbey. He is known as a "Titular Abbot" — one who holds the title of a suppressed or destroyed Abbey. The exterior is a fine example of decorative flint work.
References
- ^ J. C. Dickinson, The Origins of the Austin Canons and their introduction into England (1950), 112-113.
- ^ John Timbs and Alexander Gunn, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales - Their Legendary Lore and Popular History, (London: 1925), 216-218
- ^ William of Malmesbury, Gesta pontificum Anglorum
- ^ Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales, 218-219.
External links
51°47′57″N 1°04′30″E / 51.7992°N 1.0749°E
 | This article about an Essex building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a British Christian monastery, abbey, priory or other religious house is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |