List of monastic houses on the Isle of Wight
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The following is a list of monastic houses on the Isle of Wight
in England.
The following location on the Isle of Wight lacks monastic connection:
Chale Abbey
: a farm
Isle of Wright
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
in England.
| Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
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| Appuldurcombe House Appuldurcombe House Appuldurcombe House is the shell of a large 18th-century baroque country house of the Worsley family. The house is situated near to Wroxall on the Isle of Wight.... , Wroxall |
Benedictine monks founded 1090: manor granted by Richard de Redvers to Montebourg Abbey; alien house, dependent on Montebourg; dissolved 1414; 16th century Elizabethan house built on site; hotel 1859; leased for use as a college for young gentlemen 1867-1890s; Benedictine monks 1901-1908; virtually abandoned 1909; used to accomodate troops in the two World Wars; damaged by a mine 1943; currently a shell internally in ruins (EH English Heritage English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport... ) |
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| Barton Priory Barton Priory Barton Priory was a priory on the Isle of Wight, England.-Early history:The Convent, or Oratory of Burton, or Barton, having been dissolved long before the general suppression of monastic foundations, escaped the notice of DugJdale, Speed, Tanner, and other writers on religious houses, so that its... |
Augustinian Canons Regular priory(?) founded 1275 by John Insula, Rector of Shalfleet and Thomas de Winton, Rector of Godshill; dissolved 1439; granted to Winchester College |
The Holy Trinity Barton Oratory; Burton College 50.7473181°N 1.264329°W |
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| Carisbrooke - St Mary's Priory # |  |
Cistercian monks alien priory cell, dependent on Lire Abbey |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Carisbrooke 50.691904°N 1.313939°W |
| Carisbrooke Priory Carisbrooke Priory Carisbrooke Priory is an alien priory situated on rising ground on the outskirts of Carisbrooke close to Newport on the Isle of Wight.In April 1993, the recently formed Carisbrooke Priory Trust purchased the freehold of St Dominic's Priory, Carisbrooke on the Isle of Wight, the home of a Catholic... * |
extant | The Open Door 50.685787°N 1.307526°W |
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| Quarr Abbey (Cistercian) Quarr Abbey (Cistercian) Quarr Abbey was an abbey in the Isle of Wight, England.... |
Savignac monks founded 27 April 1132 by Baldwin de Redvers (Redveriis); Cistercian monks transferred 17 September 1147; dissolved 1536; granted to John and George Mills 1544/5 |
The Abbey Church of Our Lady of the Quarry Quarrer Abbey 50.730996°N 1.199356°W |
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| Quarr Abbey Quarr Abbey House The Quarr Abbey House of the early 20th century was one of several fine houses constructed along the north coast of the Isle of Wight in southern England. It was built with stone from the ruins of a Norman abbey on the site... *, Binsted |
Benedictine monks founded 24 May 1907 from Appuldurcombe House Appuldurcombe House Appuldurcombe House is the shell of a large 18th-century baroque country house of the Worsley family. The house is situated near to Wroxall on the Isle of Wight.... current house constructed from the ruined masonry of the former abbey; extant |
50.73144°N 1.204773°W |
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| Ryde - St Cecilia's Abbey St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde is an abbey of Benedictine nuns in the Isle of Wight, England.... * Appley House, Ryde |
Solesmes nuns returned to France from exile Benedictine nuns daughter of Liege Abbey; founded at Ventnor 1882; transferred to Appley House 1922; priory attained abbey status 1926; aggregated into the Solesmes Community 1950; extant |
Priory of the Peace of the Heart of Jesus Abbey of the Peace of the Heart of Jesus (1926) 50.728428°N 1.14636°W |
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| St Cross Priory St Cross Priory St Cross Priory was an alien priory in Newport on the Isle of Wight, England. It was founded in about 1120 by monks from the Benedictine Abbey of Tiron. It was dissolved in 1391 when the priory was ceded to Winchester College. Thereafter, the buildings were repaired and a new water mill wheel was... |
Tironensian monks founded after 1132 (c.1120): church founded (in the tenure of Gervase, Abbot de Insula (Quarr)) by Rpbert Colaws; alien cell, dependent Tiron; dissolved 1391; granted to Winchester College |
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| St Helen's Priory | Cluniac monks founded c.1090; alien house, dependent on Much Wenlock; dissolved 1414 |
50.701405°N 1.099298°W |
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| Ventnor Priory, Steephill View |
Benedictine nuns daughter of Liege Abbey, Belgium, founded 1882 transferred to Appley House, Ryde St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde is an abbey of Benedictine nuns in the Isle of Wight, England.... 1922; Steephill View house now demolished; Priory Lodge, built 1970, now occupies the site |
Pax Cordis Jesu |
The following location on the Isle of Wight lacks monastic connection:
Chale Abbey
Chalé
Chalé is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Manhuaçu.-See also:* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais-References:...
: a farm
Isle of Wright