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Heather Preceptory, the Glossary

Heather Preceptory (pronounced:; He-ther) was a preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller, established in the village of Heather, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.^[1]

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8 relations: Dalby Preceptory, Dissolution of the monasteries, Heather, Leicestershire, John, King of England, Knights Hospitaller, Preceptor, Rothley Temple, Swinford Preceptory.
Monasteries in Leicestershire
Preceptories of the Knights Hospitaller in England

Dalby Preceptory

Dalby Preceptory, also known as Dalby and Heather Preceptory, was a preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller, in the village of Old Dalby, Leicestershire, England. Heather Preceptory and Dalby Preceptory are 12th-century establishments in England, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century, monasteries in Leicestershire and Preceptories of the Knights Hospitaller in England.

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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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Heather, Leicestershire

Heather is a village west of Ibstock in North West Leicestershire, England.

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John, King of England

John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216.

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Knights Hospitaller

The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller, is a Catholic military order.

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Preceptor

A preceptor (from Latin, "praecepto") is a teacher responsible for upholding a precept, meaning a certain law or tradition.

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Rothley Temple

Rothley Temple, or more correctly Rothley Preceptory, (pronounced Rowth-Ley) was a preceptory (a religious establishment operated by certain orders of monastic knights) in the village of Rothley, Leicestershire, England, associated with both the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller. Heather Preceptory and Rothley Temple are monasteries in Leicestershire and Preceptories of the Knights Hospitaller in England.

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Swinford Preceptory

Swinford Preceptory is a former monastery of the Knights Hospitaller located near to the village of Swinford, Leicestershire. Heather Preceptory and Swinford Preceptory are monasteries in Leicestershire and Preceptories of the Knights Hospitaller in England.

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References

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