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Athy Priory Hospital

📍 Kildare 📅 St Thomas the Martyr (from 13th century) 🏛️ dissolved 1540

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Fratres Cruciferi founded after 1199 (1253?) by Richard de St Michael, Lord of Rhebane (during the reign of King John); dissolved 1540

Fratres Cruciferi founded after 1199 (1253?) by Richard de St Michael, Lord of Rhebane (during the reign of King John); dissolved 1540

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • The Priory of Saint John
  • The Priory of Saint John and Saint Thomas of Cruciferi
  • St Thomas the Martyr (from 13th century)
Communities & Provenance:

Fratres Cruciferi founded after 1199 (1253?) by Richard de St Michael, Lord of Rhebane (during the reign of King John); dissolved 1540