St Botolph's Priory

St. Botolph's Priory
St. Botolph's Priory in Colchester, Essex
Pardon Door of the Priory Church
Monastery information
OrderOrder of St Augustine
Establishedc.1100
Disestablished1536
Dedicated toSt Botolph, St. Catherine of Alexandria
People
Founder(s)Ainulf
Architecture
StatusDissolved
Heritage designationGrade I
Site
LocationColchester, Essex, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°53′15″N 0°54′17″E / 51.8874°N 0.9046°E / 51.8874; 0.9046
Visible remainsLarge portions of the nave church
Public accessyes

St. Botolph's Priory was a medieval house of Augustinian canons in Colchester, Essex, founded c. 1093. The priory had the distinction of being the first and leading Augustinian convent in England until its dissolution in 1536.[1][2][3]

The remains are protected as both a scheduled monument[4] and Grade I listed building.[5]

  1. ^ Knowles, David; Hadcock, R. Neville (1971). Medieval Religious Houses England and Wales (2nd ed.). London: Longman. pp. 139, 155. ISBN 0-582-112303.
  2. ^ Ashdown-Hill, John (2009) Mediaeval Colchester's Lost Landmarks. Published by The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. (ISBN 978-1-85983-686-6)
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Denney, Patrick 2004 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "St Botolph's Augustinian Priory, Non Civil Parish - 1013764 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ^ "RUINS OF PRIORY CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH, Non Civil Parish - 1337764 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

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