Dartford Priory
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Dartford Priory was a prominent medieval Dominican nunnery in Dartford, Kent, known as one of the leading religious houses for the education and seclusion of high-born English women.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dartford Priory canonical | 4 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dominican nunnery
ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ religious house ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Blessed Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1539 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedDuring | Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationRole |
religious education for aristocratic women
ⓘ
training of noblewomen ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| founded |
1355
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Edward III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderOfCommunity | female ⓘ |
| governedBy | prioress ⓘ |
| hasCommunityType | contemplative nuns ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | medieval monastic site ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
important center of female religious life in medieval England
ⓘ
major house for English Dominican nuns ⓘ |
| hasType | enclosed convent ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
royal patronage
ⓘ
strict observance of Dominican rule ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dartford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStatus |
leading English Dominican nunnery
ⓘ
one of the most important nunneries in medieval England ⓘ |
| partOf | English monastic system ⓘ |
| preReformationStatus | Catholic religious house ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
education of high-born English women
ⓘ
seclusion of high-born English women ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Dominican Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.