Greyfriars (Canterbury)

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Greyfriars, Canterbury

Greyfriars was the young Franciscan Order's first settlement in England . The first Franciscans reached England in 1224, while the founder of the order, Francis of Assisi , was still alive .

history

On September 10, 1224, nine monks under the leadership of Agnellus of Pisa reached Dover. From there they traveled on to Canterbury , where they were received by Benedictine monks. Four of them traveled on to London while the others were lodged with the poor priests. Alexander of Gloucester, director of Eastbridge Hospital in Canterbury, was a supporter of this brotherhood and allowed Agnellus and his brothers to build their homes on part of the hospital garden. There was a small wooden oratory next to the hut .

In 1267, John Digge, a wealthy citizen and councilor of Canterbury, added more land, so that the construction of a permanent monastery complex began. The stone buildings offered space for around 35 brothers and a church building was erected, which was consecrated in 1325. The sermons of the brothers were well attended and many of the town's residents were buried in the lay cemetery. The monks had an extensive library, some of which are preserved in the British Library and the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The monastery was dissolved in 1538 and the only part of the building that has survived to this day is the Greyfriars Chapel, where Anglican Franciscans have been praying since 2003 .

literature

  • Charles Cotton: Gray friars of Canterbury, 1224-1538 . with a chapter on the remains of the friary and its restoration; Robert Harold Goodsall (=  British Society of Franciscan Studies. ). University Press, Manchester 1924, OCLC 184866820 .
  • Alan R. Martin: The gray friars Canterbury . Ed .: Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1930, OCLC 43208460 .
  • MI Taylor: The Greyfriars, Canterbury: the first Franciscan house in England. Ed .: Master and Trustees of Eastbridge Hospital. Canterbury 2003, OCLC 958488821 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ David Hayes: The Greyfriars, Canterbury . In: Joy in All Things: A Franciscan Companion . Hymns Ancient and Modern, 2009, ISBN 978-1-85311-747-3 , pp. 210 ( books.google.de ).
  2. ^ Greyfriars, Canterbury, Non Civil Parish - 1005195. In: Historic England. historicengland.org.uk, accessed January 26, 2018 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 16 ′ 44.3 "  N , 1 ° 4 ′ 36.6"  E