The Priories & Friaries
Friars are different to monks, instead of living a life of solitude they would live within a community among lay people supported by donations or charity. Friars would work within a province not in a religious community
The four great orders of the Roman Catholic Church are the Augustinians, the Dominicans, the Carmelites and the Franciscans. The are also a number of lesser orders.
The four great orders of the Roman Catholic Church are the Augustinians, the Dominicans, the Carmelites and the Franciscans. The are also a number of lesser orders.
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St Mary Magdalen's Cell of St Mary's Abbey York
 St Mary Magdalen cell today
The Black Friars, or to give them their proper name: Dominicans, were based at St Mary Magdalen's Cell. what we know today as Monks Abbey on Monks Road, it belonged to the Abbey of St Mary at York. Founded c 1080, the surviving building is the chapel, and only a part of the complex that existed before the dis-solution of the monasteries, which included a large domestic building, a chapel and a water mill. The land that belonged to the Cell was known as Monks Leys, the monks did not work it but rented in out to create an income. At the Dissolution the land was valued at £23 6s 3d (£23.31).
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The friary was surrendered to Richard, bishop of Dover, in February, 1539; like the rest of the Lincoln friaries it was poor, but well leaded. The bells and lead were taken for the king's use.. In 1544 the whole area was sold to John Broxholme of London.
The Eremite Friars
The priory of the Eremite or Augustinian friars was located on the corner of what is now Newport and Rasen Lane. At that time Newport was much wider than now as a market was held along Newport. The friars settled here under royal protection about 1269-70, Bishop Sutton granted licence to have their church and area consecrated in 1291. Gilbert de Stratton granted them a messuage in the suburb of Lincoln in 1292. There were about thirty friars in 1300. In 1328 the friars numbered twenty-eight, and in 1335, thirtysix.
Richard bishop of Dover received the surrender of the friary in February, 153. The site, about four acres, was let to Robert Dighton, esq., at a rent of 12s. a year, and seems to have been purchased in 1545 by John Bellow and Edward Bayliss.
The priory of the Eremite or Augustinian friars was located on the corner of what is now Newport and Rasen Lane. At that time Newport was much wider than now as a market was held along Newport. The friars settled here under royal protection about 1269-70, Bishop Sutton granted licence to have their church and area consecrated in 1291. Gilbert de Stratton granted them a messuage in the suburb of Lincoln in 1292. There were about thirty friars in 1300. In 1328 the friars numbered twenty-eight, and in 1335, thirtysix.
Richard bishop of Dover received the surrender of the friary in February, 153. The site, about four acres, was let to Robert Dighton, esq., at a rent of 12s. a year, and seems to have been purchased in 1545 by John Bellow and Edward Bayliss.
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The Friars of the Sack The Friars of the Penance of Jesus Christ or Friars of the Sack settled in Lincoln before 23 June, 1266, when Henry III granted them some land. The area, measured 540 ft. by 420 ft., and was in the Thornbridge area on the north bank of the Witham. In 1268 the king gave them thirteen oaks towards the fabric of their church. The order was suppressed, i.e. forbidden to admit new members, by the Council of Lyons in 1274. There seem to have been four friars of the Sack remaining here in 1300, when Edward I gave them 2s. 8d. for two days' food. The friars left the house in 1307. In 1313 Philip de Kyme acquired the property for 10s. The White Friars
The Carmelite priory is believed to have been by founded by Odo of Kilkenny in 1269. In 1300 the number of friars was probably twenty-eight. There were thirty friars in 1328, and thirty-four in 1335. The priory was on the former Midland Railway station site. |
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The friary was surrendered to Richard, bishop of Dover, in February, 1538-9; like the rest of the Lincoln friaries it was poor, but well leaded. The bells and lead were taken for the king's use.. In 1544 the whole area was sold to John Broxholme of London.
Greyfriars
Greyfriars
The Grey or Franciscan Friars arrived in Lincoln in about 1231 and later built on a plot of land given to them in 1237. It covered an area bordered by Broadgate, the river, Free School Lane and spread almost to Silver Street.
In 1535 the Greyfriars built a water supply to feed their friary and the city. Water was taken from a spring on a hill near the end of what is now Monks Road; from here it was carried by lead pipes to St Swithin's Square. Grey Friars conduit stood in the north west corner of the square.
The Grey or Franciscan Friars arrived in Lincoln in about 1231 and later built on a plot of land given to them in 1237. It covered an area bordered by Broadgate, the river, Free School Lane and spread almost to Silver Street.
In 1535 the Greyfriars built a water supply to feed their friary and the city. Water was taken from a spring on a hill near the end of what is now Monks Road; from here it was carried by lead pipes to St Swithin's Square. Grey Friars conduit stood in the north west corner of the square.
Following the dissolution the city corporation took over the operation of the water supply, eventually extending it as far as St Peter at Gowts The friary was surrendered in 1538/9
The only surviving building is what is now known as 'Greyfriars', just north of St Swithin's Church
Blackfriars
The Dominican friars built their friary in the 1230s on what is now Monks Road west of Abbey Street. Their land stretched as far as the Arboretum
The church was rebuilt in 1284-90 and consecrated in 1311.
The friary was surrendered in 1538/9. Parts of the friary were still visible as recently as 1828
The only surviving building is what is now known as 'Greyfriars', just north of St Swithin's Church
Blackfriars
The Dominican friars built their friary in the 1230s on what is now Monks Road west of Abbey Street. Their land stretched as far as the Arboretum
The church was rebuilt in 1284-90 and consecrated in 1311.
The friary was surrendered in 1538/9. Parts of the friary were still visible as recently as 1828
 This archway, on Drury Lane, is believed to be the only remaining fragment of St Catherine's Priory
St Catherines Priory
The Gilbertine priory of St. Catherine, south of Sincil Drain near the Great Bar, was founded by Robert de Chesney, bishop of Lincoln, probably soon after the confirmation of the order of Sempringham by Eugenius III in 1148. The priory was given the custody of the hospital of St. Sepulchre at Lincoln and its property and endowed with several churches St Catherines was one of the wealthiest houses of the Gilbertine order. In the early 14th century the profits of the wool trade were very high, but the costs of caring for the poor and sick drained its resources. The canons would send out collectors to raise money to help the house. |
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The body of Queen Eleanor was embalmed here, in November 1290, before its journey to London. The first of the Eleanor Crosses was erected on Swine Green, adjacent to the priory.
The priory was surrendered on 14 July, 1538, two months before the other Gilbertine houses in the county. The thirteen canons were pensioned, but the lay sisters got nothing.
The priory was surrendered on 14 July, 1538, two months before the other Gilbertine houses in the county. The thirteen canons were pensioned, but the lay sisters got nothing.
