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Blackfriars Abbey Church (Defunct)

Memorials : 2
Location : York, York Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate : 53.9594100, -1.0880900
Description : The York Blackfriars monks (of the Dominican order, also know as the Friar Preachers) were initially housed at Goodramgate when they arrived in York. The new site was founded 10 April 1227, at the Chapel of St Mary Magdalene in the South-West corner of York, and land granted at the instance of the King Henry III. In 1456, or perhaps earlier, a disastrous fire had destroyed the cloister, buildings, books, chalices, vestmenst, goods, deposited jewels, and 34 cells and studies. The prior, John Pickering, was executed at Tyburn in 1537, for taking part in the Pilgrimage of Grace. The friary... Read More

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    Latitude: 53.9594100
    Longitude: -1.0880900

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