Gilbertine Order

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The Gilbertine Order was a medieval English monastic order, unique for combining both canons and nuns within its houses and founded by St. Gilbert of Sempringham in the 12th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monastic order
religious order
appliesMethod Rule of St. Augustine (adapted) NERFINISHED
centuryOfProminence 12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
countryOfOrigin England
dissolutionCause Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED
dissolutionUnder Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED
dissolved 1530s
16th century
follows Augustinian tradition
foundedBy Gilbert of Sempringham NERFINISHED
St. Gilbert of Sempringham NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic Augustinian-inspired rule
English origin
active canons
combined canons and nuns
double monasteries
enclosed nuns
only medieval monastic order founded in England
separate living quarters for men and women
hasGenderComposition canons regular
men and women
nuns
hasPatronSaint St. Gilbert of Sempringham NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryActivity contemplative life
liturgical prayer
pastoral care (by canons)
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED
inception 12th century
c. 1130s
languageOfLiturgicalUse Latin
locationOfFormation Sempringham, Lincolnshire NERFINISHED
majorSite Alvingham Priory NERFINISHED
Chicksands Priory NERFINISHED
Malton Priory NERFINISHED
Sempringham Priory NERFINISHED
Sixhills Priory NERFINISHED
Watton Priory NERFINISHED
namedAfter St. Gilbert of Sempringham NERFINISHED
regionServed England
Lincolnshire NERFINISHED
Yorkshire NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Chicksands Priory religiousOrder Gilbertine Order