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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.
Lists of monasteries cover monasteries, buildings or complexes of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). The lists are organized by country or territory, by denomination, by order and by form.
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.
Dissolution of the Monasteries by King Henry VIII: Revived in: 1983 (oblates in UK) 1998–2012 (Experiment in Brazil) 2017 (Canada) H Haudriettes: Early 14th century c. 1789 Not restored after the French Revolution: Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony: C.R.S. Ant. 1095 1803 Suppressed L Little Brothers of St. Francis: L.B.S.F. 1970 2012 ...
The monasteries, being landowners who never died and whose property was therefore never divided among inheritors (as happened to the land of neighboring secular land owners), tended to accumulate and keep considerable lands and properties - which aroused resentment and made them vulnerable to governments confiscating their properties at times of religious or political upheaval, whether to fund ...
Carmelite Monastery (Sisters of Mercy Convent) is a historic monastery at 400 E. Carpenter Street in Stanton, Texas. It was built in 1882 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
However, in the ensuing years, most of the eastern bishops followed Cerularius and also ceased recognition of the Pope by striking his name from their diptychs. This led to the East–West Schism. The legal validity of this excommunication has been questioned as it was issued by legates of Pope Leo IX after the Pope's death. It was declared ...
Thomas Cromwell helps to suppress 29 monasteries 1525 The New Testament of the Tyndale Bible (in English) is published in Worms, Germany. Although banned in England, Tyndale's work heavily influenced subsequent approved Bible translations. 1527 Henry VIII sure of intentions to divorce Catherine 1527, May Catherine appeals to Rome 1529, June