List of monastic houses on the Isle of Man
List of the monastic houses on the Isle of Man is a catalogue of abbeys, priories, friaries or other monastic house on the Isle of Man.
Abbreviations and Key
[edit]| * | indicates current monastic function |
|---|---|
| + | indicates current non-monastic ecclesiastic function |
| ^ | indicates current non-ecclesiastic function |
| # | indicates no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains |
| ~ | indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown |
List
[edit]| Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemaken Friary | Franciscan Friars founded 1367; dissolved 1540; granted by the Crown to Thomas Hungate of the Royal Household 18 March 1543/4 | Bemaccan Friary | ||
| Douglas Priory ^ | Cistercian nuns founded before 1226 purportedly by Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles. dissolved 24 June 1540; granted by the Crown to Thomas Hungate of the Royal Household 18 March 1543/4; chapel converted used as coachhouse | St Mary supposed (doubtful) St Bridget (possibly St Mary and St Bridget) |
54°08′53″N 4°29′38″W / 54.148°N 4.494°W | |
| Mirescog Monastery | Cistercian monks dependent on Rievaulx, Yorkshire; founded 1176; dissolved c.1200 | later called Sulby Grange | ||
| Rushen Abbey | 
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Savignac monks dependent on Furness, Lancashire (Cumbria) founded 1134/5, land granted by Óláfr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles; Cistercian monks orders merged 17 September 1147; dissolved 1540; granted by the Crown to Thomas Hungate of the Royal Household 18 March 1543/4 |
54°05′56″N 4°38′15″W / 54.09889°N 4.63750°W |
See also
[edit]- List of abbeys and priories
- List of monastic houses in England
- List of monastic houses in Scotland
- List of monastic houses in Wales
- List of abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland
- List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland
- List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England
- Dissolution of the Monasteries
- List of English cathedrals
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E. (1976) Medieval Religious Houses Scotland, With an Appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man. Longman
- Map of Monastic Britain, South Sheet, Ordnance Survey, 2nd edition, 1954