Leicester Austin Friary
  Location within Leicestershire | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | The Augustinian Hermits of Leicester |
| Order | Austin Friars |
| Established | 1254 |
| Disestablished | 1538 |
| Dedicated to | St Catherine |
| Diocese | Lincoln |
| People | |
| Important associated figures | Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster |
| Site | |
| Coordinates | 52°38′00″N 1°08′40″W / 52.633362°N 1.144428°WCoordinates: 52°38′00″N 1°08′40″W / 52.633362°N 1.144428°W |
| Visible remains | None |
Leicester Austin Friary is a former Augustinian Friary in Leicester, England.
History
Leicester Austin Friary was founded in 1254 and dedicated to St Catherine. It was enlarged in 1304 by Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster.[1][2]
In 1372 the general chapter of the Order of Austin Friars was held at the friary. It was around the same time (the late 14th-century) that the friary was home to a friary named Thomas Ratcliffe, who was regarded as a renowned preacher.[2]
The friary was surrendered from dissolution in November 1538.[1] The friary does not appear to have been very large. At dissolution it was home to the Prior and three friars, and owned only the land it stood upon and a few small properties within the town. The annual income of the priory was listed as only £1.[2]
The friary was unusual in having two cloisters.[3]
References
- 1 2 LEICESTER AUSTIN FRIARY, English Heritage: PastScape
- 1 2 3 Friaries in Leicester, A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 2 (1954), pp. 33-35.
- ↑ New understanding of old Leicester University of Leicester
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