Marham Cistercian Abbey
The Cistercian Abbey Marham was 1249-1536 a monastery of Cistercian nuns in Marham, County King's Lynn and West Norfolk , in England .
history
Isabelle de Warenne, widow of Hugh de Albini, Earl of Arundel , founded the nunnery of St Mary, St Barbara and St Edmund, southwest of King's Lynn , in 1249 , which was incorporated into the Cistercian Order in 1252 . It was the only Cistercian founding in Norfolk and one of two Cistercian abbeys in England. In 1536 the monastery was closed. The remains of the 62 m long church have been preserved, as well as 37 m full height monastery wall and other ruins (privately owned, not accessible).
Superiors (selection)
- 1251: Mary (first abbess)
- 1305: Mary
- 1310: Sarah
- Agatha Howard
- 1365: Mary de Ingham
- 1380: Egidia Howard
- 1384/1419: Eleanor Weyland
- 1435: Margery
- 1453/1467: Joan Narburgh
- 1486/1501: Joan Heigham
- 1511-1535: Barbara Mason
literature
- Laurent Henri Cottineau : Repertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés . Vol. 2. Protat, Mâcon 1939-1970. Reprint: Brepols, Turnhout 1995. Col. 1747 (Marham, Barbara).
- John A. Nichols: The history and cartulary of the Cistercian nuns of Marham Abbey, 1249-1536 . Diss. Kent State University 1974.
- Anthony New: A Guide to the Abbeys of England and Wales . Constable, London 1985, pp. 256-257.
- Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 934.
Web links
- Archive page with description of the remains
- Local page with description of the remains
- Regional history page about the monastery
- Detailed description of the monastery, with localization
- Private page, illustrated
- Cultural heritage page to the monastery
- Page to the monastery in the Monastic Matrix of Ohio State University
Coordinates: 52 ° 39 ′ 32.4 ″ N , 0 ° 31 ′ 18.5 ″ E