Bungay Priory

Ruins of Bungay Priory.
Ruins of Bungay Priory.

Bungay Priory was a Benedictine nunnery in the town of Bungay in the English county of Suffolk. It was founded in about 1160 by Roger de Glanville and his wife the Countess Gundreda and dissolved in about 1536 during the dissolution of the monasteries at which time it consisted of a prioress and 11 nuns.[1][2] The priory church, the Church of the Holy Cross, became the Church of St Mary, the parish church in Bungay.[3] Although ruins of the priory remain to the east of the church, any remaining intact buildings are likely to have been destroyed in the Bungay fire of 1688 which severely damaged the church itself.[4][5] The church and the ruins of the priory are a Grade I listed building.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Page.W (1975) 'Houses of Benedictine nuns: Priory of Bungay', A History of the County of Suffolk: Volume 2, pp. 81-83 (available online). Retrieved 2011-04-30.
  2. ↑ Lewis.S (ed) (1848) 'Bungay - Burgham', A Topographical Dictionary of England, pp. 431-437. (available online). Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  3. 1 2 Church of St Mary (including Ruins of Benedictine Convent), Bungay, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
  4. ↑ St Mary, Bungay, Suffolk churches website. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
  5. ↑ Bungay Priory Church. Retrieved 2011-04-30.

Coordinates: 52°27′18″N 1°26′20″E / 52.455°N 1.439°E / 52.455; 1.439

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