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The dissolution of the monasteries, occasionally referred to as the suppression of the monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541, by which Henry VIII disbanded Catholic monasteries, priories, convents, and friaries in England, Wales, and Ireland; seized their wealth; disposed of their assets, and provided for their former personnel and functions.
These monasteries were dissolved by King Henry VIII of England in the dissolution of the monasteries. The list is by no means exhaustive, since over 800 religious houses existed before the Reformation, and virtually every town, of any size, had at least one abbey, priory, convent or friary in it.
13), sometimes referred to as the Second Act of Dissolution [3] or as the Act for the Dissolution of the Greater Monasteries, [4] [5] was an Act of the Parliament of England. It provided for the dissolution of 552 monasteries and houses remaining after the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 .
In autumn of 1789, legislation abolished monastic vows and on 13 February 1790 all religious orders were dissolved. [6] Monks and nuns were encouraged to return to private life and a small percentage did eventually marry. [7] During the 19th century, some monasteries were reopened.
The Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535, [1] also referred to as the Act for the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries [4] and as the Dissolution of Lesser Monasteries Act 1535, [5] [6] was an Act of the Parliament of England enacted by the English Reformation Parliament in February 1535/36.
Their monasteries spread throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, but many were closed during the Protestant Reformation, the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII, the French Revolution, and the revolutions of the 18th century. Some survived and new monasteries have been founded since the 19th century.
Pages in category "Monasteries dissolved under the English Reformation" The following 195 pages are in this category, out of 195 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Gilbertine Order of Canons Regular was founded around 1130 by Saint Gilbert in Sempringham, Lincolnshire, where Gilbert was the parish priest.It was the only completely English religious order and came to an end in the 16th century at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. [1]