St Gregory's Priory, Canterbury
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St Gregory's Priory at Canterbury
was an English House of the Augustinian Canons Regular
. Its foundation is attributed to Lanfranc
, archbishop of Canterbury in the 11th century.
Subsequent to the Reformation Parliament and the Act of Supremacy
, the friary was dissolved 1535 during the dissolution of monasteries
of the English Reformation
. Its last prior was John Symkyns, elected 1535.
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
was an English House of the Augustinian Canons Regular
Canons Regular
Canons Regular are members of certain bodies of Canons living in community under the Augustinian Rule , and sharing their property in common...
. Its foundation is attributed to Lanfranc
Lanfranc
Lanfranc was Archbishop of Canterbury, and a Lombard by birth.-Early life:Lanfranc was born in the early years of the 11th century at Pavia, where later tradition held that his father, Hanbald, held a rank broadly equivalent to magistrate...
, archbishop of Canterbury in the 11th century.
Subsequent to the Reformation Parliament and the Act of Supremacy
Act of Supremacy 1559
The Act of Supremacy 1558 was an Act of the Parliament of England, passed under the auspices of Queen Elizabeth I of England. It replaced the original Act of Supremacy 1534 issued by Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII, which arrogated ecclesiastical authority to the monarchy, and which had been...
, the friary was dissolved 1535 during the dissolution of monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes 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 monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
of the English Reformation
English Reformation
The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
. Its last prior was John Symkyns, elected 1535.