Pontefract Priory
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Pontefract Priory was a medieval Cluniac monastery in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England, notable as the burial place of several prominent nobles.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monastery
ⓘ
Cluniac monastery ⓘ medieval monastery ⓘ |
| affiliation | Cluny Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval monastic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | de Lacy barony of Pontefract NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Ilbert de Lacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert de Lacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas de Lancaster, 2nd Earl of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ members of the de Lacy family ⓘ nobles of medieval England ⓘ |
| category |
Christian monasteries established in the Middle Ages
ⓘ
Cluniac monasteries in England ⓘ Monasteries in West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
St John the Evangelist
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionEvent | Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Cluniac house ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Robert de Lacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderFamily | de Lacy family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
burial site
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ religious house ⓘ |
| governedBy | prior ⓘ |
| hasSiteType | monastic ruins ⓘ |
| heritage | part of the Cluniac reform movement ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | West Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Pontefract NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ West Yorkshire ⓘ Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pontefract Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monasticRule | Rule of St Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Cluniac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | dissolved ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burials of local nobility
ⓘ
monastic prayer ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
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