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Downpatrick, St John’s Priory

⛪ Arroasian 🏛️ dissolved before 1541

About This Site

Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1138 by Malachi O’Morgair; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian adopted after 1140; incorporated in Down Cathedral 1513; dissolved before 1541; granted to Gerald, Earl of Kildare

Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1138 by Malachi O’Morgair; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian adopted after 1140; incorporated in Down Cathedral 1513; dissolved before 1541; granted to Gerald, Earl of Kildare

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • probably St John the Evangelist, though given as St John the Baptist (confusion with Cruciferi priory)
  • Monastery of the Irish
  • Monaster-Grellach
Communities & Provenance:

Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1138 by Malachi O'Morgair; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian adopted after 1140; incorporated in Down Cathedral 1513; dissolved before 1541; granted to Gerald, Earl of Kildare