Winchester Cathedral Priory
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| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Benedictine |
| Established | 964 |
| Disestablished | 1539 |
| Mother house | Abingdon Abbey |
| Dedicated to | Holy Trinity,Saint PeterandSaint Paul;Saint Swithun |
| Diocese | Diocese of Winchester |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Bishop ÆthelwoldandKing Edgar |
| Important associated figures | Swithun |
| Site | |
| Location | Winchester,Hampshire,England |
Winchester Cathedral Priorywas acathedralmonasteryattached toWinchester Cathedral,providing the clergy for the church.Cenwealhson ofCynegilsis credited with constructing theOld MinsterofWinchesterin the 640s, and a new bishopric was created in the 660s withWineas the first bishop.[1]Although attacked by the Vikings in 860 and 879, the monastery survived and recovered.[2]
In 964, during the episcopate ofBishop Æthelwold,the Minster's secular priests were replaced by Benedictine monks fromAbingdon Abbey,establishing the cathedral priory.[2]Originally intended for 70 monks, the community declined to 62 monks in 1262 and to 29 in 1495, recovering slightly in the following century, with either 33 or 45 monks when the monastery was dissolved on 15 November 1539.[2]
The priory controlled the Sister Hospital at Winchester, and maintained a school.[2]
The house was originally dedicated to the Holy Trinity, and Saint Peter and Saint Paul.[2]A dedication toSaint Swithun,a 9th-century bishop, was added later.[2]
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- Knowles, David; Hadcock, R. Neville, eds. (1971),Medieval Religious Houses in England and Wales(2nd ed.), London: Longman,ISBN0-582-11230-3
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