Greyfriars, Newgate, London

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Greyfriars, Newgate, London was a prominent medieval Franciscan friary and church in the City of London, later dissolved during the Reformation and largely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666.

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Greyfriars, London 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Franciscan friary
medieval church
religious house
afterDissolutionUse Anglican church
parish church
architecturalStyle medieval Gothic architecture
associatedWith Franciscan movement in England
medieval London
category Destroyed churches in London
Former churches in the City of London
Franciscan monasteries in England
Monasteries in London
country Kingdom of England
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
destroyedIn Great Fire of London
destroyedInYear 1666
dissolvedDuring English Reformation Parliament era
surface form: English Reformation
dissolvedUnder Henry VIII of England
era Middle Ages
event Dissolution of the Monasteries
foundedBy Franciscan friars
Franciscan Order
surface form: Order of Friars Minor
hasFunction burial place
church
friary
hasHeritageStatus former religious site
hasNameInEnglish Greyfriars, Newgate, London self-link
heritage medieval monastic house
locatedIn City of London
England
London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
locatedNear Newgate Prison
surface form: Newgate
locatedWithinCityWall London city wall near Newgate
medievalStatus prominent friary in London
namedAfter Grey Friars
partiallyDestroyedIn Great Fire of London
partOf medieval monastic network in London
religiousAffiliationBeforeReformation Catholic
religiousOrder Franciscan Order
surface form: Franciscans

Franciscan Order
surface form: Order of Friars Minor
significantEvent Dissolution of the Monasteries
Great Fire of London
usedFor education
monastic life
preaching
religious worship

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Christ Church, Newgate Street, London builtOnSiteOf Greyfriars, Newgate, London
this entity surface form: Greyfriars, London
Thomas Malory burialPlace Greyfriars, Newgate, London
Greyfriars, Newgate, London hasNameInEnglish Greyfriars, Newgate, London self-link