Holy Trinity Priory (Dublin)
The Holy Trinity Priory ( Irish Prióireacht na Tríonóide Naofa ) was the priory of the Canon Regulars at the Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin ( Ireland ).
history
Soon after his appointment as Archbishop of Dublin, Saint Laurence O'Toole converted the secular canons who worked at Christ Church Cathedral in 1163 into a regular canon monastery, which was supposed to live according to the Rule of Augustine . The Dublin Annals of St. Mary report that Laurence sent two canons to Rome to the Curia to obtain confirmation of the re-establishment, which was eventually granted there. From then on he himself wore the robes of a regular canon.
The canons were initially largely of Irish descent, but from the 13th century the majority of the members of the chapter came from England. From 1380 a new entry of Irish was forbidden. In the 14th century the priory was at times the richest monastic institution in Ireland. In the course of the dissolution of the Irish monasteries, the convent was secularized in 1541 and transferred to a chapter of secular canons with a dean and nine canons. This ended the Augustinian Holy Trinity Priory.
Today only the ruins of the chapter house next to the Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin bear witness to the former priory.
literature
- Aubrey Gwynn, R. Neville Hadcock: Medieval Religious Houses Ireland. London 1970.
Coordinates: 53 ° 20 ′ 35.7 " N , 6 ° 16 ′ 15.7" W.