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Kilkenny, St John’s Priory

📍 Kilkenny ⛪ Augustinian Canons Regular 🏛️ dissolved 1540

About This Site

hospital, founded c.1202 by William Marshal the elder, Earl of Pembroke Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1211; dissolved 1540, surrendered by Richard Cantwell, 19 March; in parochial use by 4 January 1541; granted to the Mayor and…

hospital, founded c.1202 by William Marshal the elder, Earl of Pembroke Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1211; dissolved 1540, surrendered by Richard Cantwell, 19 March; in parochial use by 4 January 1541; granted to the Mayor and citizens of Kilkenny

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • Hospital of St John the Evangelist
  • The Priory Church of Saint John, Kilkenny
  • St John's Priory without the walls
  • St John the Baptist
Communities & Provenance:

hospital, founded c.1202 by William Marshal the elder, Earl of Pembroke Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1211; dissolved 1540, surrendered by Richard Cantwell, 19 March; in parochial use by 4 January 1541; granted to the Mayor and citizens of Kilkenny