St Oswald’s Priory, Gloucester
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St Oswald’s Priory in Gloucester is a former Anglo-Saxon religious house of major historical significance, known especially as the burial site of Lady Æthelflæd, ruler of Mercia.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon religious house
ⓘ
former priory ⓘ ruined church ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Anglo-Saxon architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Saxon royal cults
ⓘ
House of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Oswald of Northumbria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apostle Peter ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Peter
|
| denomination | pre-Conquest English church ⓘ |
| era | Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| excavatedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedAs |
minster church
ⓘ
royal proprietary minster ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
King Alfred the Great’s daughter Æthelflæd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians NERFINISHED ⓘ Æthelred and Æthelflæd jointly ⓘ Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod |
c. 880s
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late 9th century ⓘ |
| function |
burial site of Mercian rulers
ⓘ
religious community ⓘ shrine of Saint Oswald ⓘ |
| governedBy | Mercian royal patronage (historically) ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
Anglo-Saxon masonry fragments
ⓘ
foundations of nave and chancel ⓘ |
| hasBurial |
Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Ancient Monument ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterDenomination | Augustinian house ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gloucester
NERFINISHED
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Gloucester city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloucestershire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| managedBy | Gloucester City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Gloucester Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gloucester city walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians
ⓘ
burial place of Mercian rulers ⓘ housing relics of Saint Oswald ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
important site in the Christianisation and politics of Mercia
ⓘ
major centre of late Anglo-Saxon royal piety ⓘ |
| significantEvent | translation of relics of Saint Oswald of Northumbria to Gloucester ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.