St Katharine’s by the Tower, London

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St Katharine’s by the Tower, London was a medieval religious hospital and collegiate church complex located near the Tower of London, later known for its charitable work and the surrounding precinct.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collegiate church
medieval hospital
religious foundation
associatedWith English Reformation NERFINISHED
category former church in the City of London area
medieval London religious house
country England
dedicatedTo Saint Catherine of Alexandria NERFINISHED
demolishedFor St Katharine Docks NERFINISHED
demolishedIn 1825
demolishedInDecade 1820s
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
denominationAfterReformation Church of England NERFINISHED
eastOf City of London NERFINISHED
exemptFrom jurisdiction of the Bishop of London
foundedBefore 1154
foundedBy King Stephen of England NERFINISHED
Queen Matilda of Boulogne NERFINISHED
foundedInCentury 12th century
function almshouse
collegiate church for a community of clergy
hospital for the poor
governedBy Brothers of the foundation
Master of St Katharine’s NERFINISHED
Sisters of the foundation
grantedCharterBy English Crown NERFINISHED
hadStatus liberty outside the City of London’s jurisdiction
knownFor care of the sick and poor
charitable work
housing widows and orphans
legalStatus chartered foundation
locatedIn London NERFINISHED
St Katharine’s Precinct NERFINISHED
locatedNear Tower of London NERFINISHED
locatedOn north bank of the River Thames
patronage Queen consort of England
precinctCharacter area of narrow streets and small houses
densely populated riverside community
privilege royal peculiar
religion Christianity
retainedFunctionAfterReformation charitable foundation
royal peculiar of the Church of England
successorInstitution Royal Foundation of St Katharine NERFINISHED
successorLaterLocation Limehouse NERFINISHED
successorLocation Regent’s Park NERFINISHED
surroundedBy St Katharine’s Precinct NERFINISHED
survivedEvent Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED
westOf Wapping NERFINISHED

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John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset placeOfDeath St Katharine’s by the Tower, London