St Monica's Priory, Spetisbury
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St Monica's Priory, Spetisbury or Spettisbury, was a religious house in Spetisbury
or Spettisbury, Dorset
, England
. Between 1800 and 1926 it passed through the hands of several different orders and was demolished in 1927.
, canonesses regular of the Windesheim Congregation. They ran a school here until 1861, when they sold the premises to a community of Bridgettines
from Lisbon
. They moved on in 1887, and the buildings were taken over by the Canons Regular of the Lateran
based at Bodmin
, who sold it in 1907 to a refugee community of Ursulines
from Mortain
in Normandy
exiled by the French anti-religious laws.
The Ursulines moved away in 1926, selling the house to a contractor who demolished it for the materials in the following year.
The burial ground however was excluded from the sale and still survives as a garden.
Spetisbury
Spetisbury is a village in north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour and the A350 road, four miles south east of Blandford Forum. The village has a population of 542 . It is notable for being a very linear settlement, with mostly only one line of buildings adjacent to the A350 road...
or Spettisbury, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Between 1800 and 1926 it passed through the hands of several different orders and was demolished in 1927.
History
Spettisbury House was an 18th century country house. In 1800 it was acquired by an exiled community of Augustinian nuns from LouvainLeuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
, canonesses regular of the Windesheim Congregation. They ran a school here until 1861, when they sold the premises to a community of Bridgettines
Bridgettines
The Bridgettine or Birgittine Order is a monastic religious order of Augustinian nuns, Religious Sisters and monks founded by Saint Birgitta of Sweden in approximately 1350, and approved by Pope Urban V in 1370...
from Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
. They moved on in 1887, and the buildings were taken over by the Canons Regular of the Lateran
Canons Regular of the Lateran
The Canons Regular of the Lateran , formally titled Canons Regular of St. Augustine of the Congregation of the Most Holy Savior at the Lateran is an international religious order of priests and Brothers in the Catholic Church....
based at Bodmin
Bodmin
Bodmin is a civil parish and major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of the county southwest of Bodmin Moor.The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character...
, who sold it in 1907 to a refugee community of Ursulines
Ursulines
The Ursulines are a Roman Catholic religious order for women founded at Brescia, Italy, by Saint Angela de Merici in November 1535, primarily for the education of girls and the care of the sick and needy. Their patron saint is Saint Ursula.-History:St Angela de Merici spent 17 years leading a...
from Mortain
Mortain
Mortain is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.-Geography:Mortain is situated on a rocky hill rising above the gorge of the Cance, a tributary of the Sélune.-Administration:Mortain is the seat of a canton...
in Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
exiled by the French anti-religious laws.
The Ursulines moved away in 1926, selling the house to a contractor who demolished it for the materials in the following year.
The burial ground however was excluded from the sale and still survives as a garden.