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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List

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| Bemaken Friary

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| <small>Franciscan Friars founded 1367; dissolved 1540; granted by the Crown to Thomas Hungate of the Royal Household 18 March 1543/4</small>

| <small>Bemaccan Friary</small>

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| Douglas Priory ^

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|<small>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</small>

|<small>St Mary<br />Supposed (doubtful) St Bridget (possibly St Mary and St Bridget)</small>

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| Mirescog Monastery

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|<small>Cistercian monks dependent on Rievaulx, Yorkshire; founded 1176; dissolved c.1200</small>

|<small>Later called Sulby Grange</small>

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| Rushen Abbey

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See also

  • List of abbeys and priories
  • List of monastic houses in England
  • List of monastic houses in Scotland
  • List of monastic houses in Wales
  • List of abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland
  • List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland
  • List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England
  • Dissolution of the Monasteries
  • List of English cathedrals

Notes

References

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