Chichester
Community ID:
797
Alternate Names:
S. Peter's, Nuns of S. Peter 's Church, S. Peter the Great
Town:
Chichester
Diocese:
Chichester
Region:
Sussex
Medieval Location:
The community church became South Saxon Cathedral of the Holy Trinity when the see was moved here by Normans from Selsey.
Modern Location:
Chichester
Corporate Status:
Priory
Dedication:
Peter
Date Founded:
1066 or earlier
Date Terminated:
1075
Religious Order:
Benedictine
Rule:
Benedictine
Foundation Information:
The community is known only by its termination date which was supplied by council in 1075 when Normans moved the cathedral from Selsey with canons. Only William of Malmesbury offered any suggestion that women religious had a community in Chichester (De gestis pontificum Anglorum libri quinque, 205; see also Veiled Women, vol. 2, 65 and n. 1).
Dependency Of:
Foot notes that the minster of St. Peter's may have been a dependency of Selsey; though it could also have been an earlier independent foundation (Veiled Women,vol. 2 66).
Social Characteristics:
Saxon nuns
State Of Medieval Structure:
Nave of cathedral is said to be the community's church.
Published Primary Sources:
Secondary Sources:
Medieval Religious Houses in England and Wales, 211
Veiled Women,vol. 1, and vol. 2, 65-66
Admin. Notes:
mad 11/97 [V0099]
Contributors:
WRL Project
Date Started:
1066
Date Finished:
1075
Length:
609
