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May 1175 A.D. Bicknacre Priory, Essex, UK—Hermitage of Jordan Before 1175; Augustinian Canons Regular Founded 1175

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  May 1175 A.D. Bicknacre Priory, Essex, UK—Hermitage of Jordan Before 1175; Augustinian Canons Regular Founded 1175 by Maurice Fitz Jeffery and Tiretai, Sheriff of Essex; Dissolved 1507 with No Remaining Canons; Granted to Henry Polsted, 1539; Granted to St. Mary’s Hospital without Bishopsgate, London Bicknacre Priory From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ruins of Bicknacre Priory

May 1152 A.D. Blackmore Priory, Essex, UK—Founded by Jordan de Samford & Augustinian Canons Regular; Dissolved 1525 for Cardinal Wolsey’s College at Oxford

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    May 1152 A.D. Blackmore Priory, Essex, UK—Founded by Jordan de Samford & Augustinian Canons Regular; Dissolved 1525 for Cardinal Wolsey’s College at Oxford; Granted to John Smith, 1540; Priory Church in Parochial Use as “Church of St. Laurence”   Blackmore Priory From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Blackmore Priory   was a priory in   Essex ,   England . It was established as an   Augustinian   Priory with a   Prior   and twelve Canons, who were not monks but ordained priests. They would be expected to work in the parish as well as lead a monastic life in the Priory. The buildings were begun in the second half of the 12th century. Some of the original architecture can still be seen in what is now the Parish Church, notably the door between the [later] bell tower and the nave, which was once the main entrance. The Priory’s heyday was around the end of the fourteenth century when a single roof was placed...

March c.1200-c.1520 A.D. Chelmsford Cathedral, Chelmsford, Essex, UK

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March c.1200-c.1520 A.D.   Chelmsford Cathedral, Chelmsford, Essex, UK Chelmsford Cathedral From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   Chelmsford Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd Location Chelmsford , Essex Country England Denomination Church of England Website http://www.chelmsfordcathedral.org.uk/ Architecture Style Gothic Years built c.1200-c.1520 Administration Diocese Chelmsford (since 1914) Province Canterbury Clergy Bishop(s) Stephen Cottrell Dean Nicholas Henshall, Dean of Chelmsford Precentor Simon Pothen, Canon Precentor Canon(s) Ivor Moody, Vice Dean and Canon Pastor and Edward Carter, Canon Theologian Laity ...