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  2. Dissolution of the monasteries - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Suppression of monasteries - Wikipedia

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    The Dissolution of the Monasteries was the administrative and legal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their income, disposed of their assets and provided for their former members.

  4. Reformation in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth established Trinity College Dublin in 1592, partly in order to train clergy to preach the reformed faith. [8] In 1571, a Gaelic printing typeface was created and brought to Ireland by dignitaries of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, to print documents in the Irish language for the purposes of evangelisation.

  5. List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England

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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.

  6. Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. List of defunct Catholic religious institutes - Wikipedia

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    Gilbertine Order of Canons Regular (Gilbertines) GSmp (anachronistic) 1130 1539 Gilbertine: 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 ...

  8. Category : Monasteries dissolved under the Irish Reformation

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    Pages in category "Monasteries dissolved under the Irish Reformation" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.

  9. Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539 - Wikipedia

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    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 .