Established 1150 Completion date 1150 | Disestablished 1537 | |
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Other names Priory of St. Mary and St. Catherine Dedicated to Blessed Virgin and St Catherine Founder(s) Roger de Scales and Muriel de Scales (née Lisewis) | ||
Blackborough Priory was a Benedictine monastic house in Norfolk, England.
History
It was founded in 1150 by Roger de Scales and his wife Muriel, intended for the use of monks. Later, both nuns and monks were allowed in the priory. By 1200 the priory was dedicated for the sole use of Benedictine Nuns. The nunnery operated until Dissolution in 1537. From 1200 until 1537 the priory had nineteen prioresses. The first being Avelina and the last being Elizabeth Dawney. Today, the ground that the priory was located on is a cattle farm.
References
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