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Folkestone Priory was a pre-Reformation Benedictine monastery at Folkestone in the English county of Kent.[1]

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  1. 21 relations: Anglo-Saxons, Æthelberht of Kent, Benedictines, Convent, Denization, Dissolution of the monasteries, Eadbald of Kent, Eanswith, England, English people, English Reformation, Folkestone, France, Henry V of England, Henry VIII, Kent, Monastery, Normandy, Saint Peter, St Mary and St Eanswythe's Church, Folkestone, Vikings.

  2. 1535 disestablishments in England
  3. 630s establishments
  4. 7th-century establishments in England
  5. Burial sites of the House of Kent
  6. Folkestone
  7. Monasteries in Kent

Anglo-Saxons

The Anglo-Saxons, the English or Saxons of Britain, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.

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Æthelberht of Kent

Æthelberht (also Æthelbert, Aethelberht, Aethelbert or Ethelbert; Æðelberht; 550 – 24 February 616) was King of Kent from about 589 until his death.

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Benedictines

The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (Ordo Sancti Benedicti, abbreviated as OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict.

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Convent

A convent is a community of monks, nuns, friars or religious sisters.

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Denization

Denization is an obsolete or defunct process in England and Ireland and the later Kingdom of Great Britain, the United Kingdom, and the British Empire, dating back to the 13th century, by which an alien (foreigner), through letters patent, became a denizen, thereby obtaining certain rights otherwise normally enjoyed only by the King's (or Queen's) subjects, including the right to hold land.

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Dissolution of the monasteries

The dissolution of the monasteries, occasionally referred to as the suppression of the monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541, by which Henry VIII disbanded Catholic monasteries, priories, convents, and friaries in England, Wales, and Ireland; seized their wealth; disposed of their assets; and provided for their former personnel and functions.

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Eadbald of Kent

Eadbald (Eadbald) was King of Kent from 616 until his death in 640.

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Eanswith

Saint Eanswith (Ēanswīþ; born c. 630, Kent, England. Died c. 650, Folkestone, England), also spelled Eanswythe or Eanswide, was an Anglo-Saxon princess, who is said to have founded Folkestone Priory, one of the first Christian monastic communities for women in Britain.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English people

The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language, a West Germanic language, and share a common ancestry, history, and culture.

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English Reformation

The English Reformation took place in 16th-century England when the Church of England was forced by its monarchs and elites to break away from the authority of the Pope and the Catholic Church.

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Folkestone

Folkestone is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Henry V of England

Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422), also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England from 1413 until his death in 1422.

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Henry VIII

Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.

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Kent

Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Normandy

Normandy (Normandie; Normaundie, Nouormandie; from Old French Normanz, plural of Normant, originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.

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Saint Peter

Saint Peter (died AD 64–68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church.

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St Mary and St Eanswythe's Church, Folkestone

St Mary and St Eanswythe's Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in Folkestone, Kent, situated not far from cliffs overlooking the English Channel.

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Vikings

Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.

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See also

1535 disestablishments in England

630s establishments

7th-century establishments in England

Burial sites of the House of Kent

Folkestone

Monasteries in Kent

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone_Priory

Also known as Folkestone Abbey.