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List of monastic houses on the Isle of Man

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List of the monastic houses on the Isle of Man is a catalogue of abbeys, priories, friaries or other monastic house on the Isle of Man.

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* indicates current monastic function
+ indicates current non-monastic ecclesiastic function
^ indicates current non-ecclesiastic function
# indicates no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains
~ indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown
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Foundation Image Communities and provenance Dedication and names Location
Bemaken Friary Franciscan Friars founded 1367; dissolved 1540; granted by the Crown to Thomas Hungate of the Royal Household 18 March 1543/4 Bemaccan Friary
Douglas Priory ^ Cistercian nuns founded before 1226 purportedly by Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles. Dissolved 24 June 1540; granted by the Crown to Thomas Hungate of the Royal Household 18 March 1543/4; chapel converted used as coachhouse St Mary
Supposed (doubtful) St Bridget (possibly St Mary and St Bridget)
54°08′53″N 4°29′38″W / 54.148°N 4.494°W / 54.148; -4.494 (Douglas Priory)
Mirescog Monastery Cistercian monks dependent on Rievaulx, Yorkshire; founded 1176; dissolved c.1200 Later called Sulby Grange
Rushen Abbey Savignac monks

Dependent on Furness, Lancashire (Cumbria)
Founded 1134/5, land granted by Óláfr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles;

Cistercian monks

Orders merged 17 September 1147;
Dissolved 1540; granted by the Crown to Thomas Hungate of the Royal Household 18 March 1543/4.
54°05′56″N 4°38′15″W / 54.09889°N 4.63750°W / 54.09889; -4.63750 (Rushden Abbey)

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References

  • Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E. (1976) Medieval Religious Houses Scotland, With an Appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man. Longman
  • Map of Monastic Britain, South Sheet, Ordnance Survey, 2nd edition, 1954
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