Exeter
Community ID:
887
Region:
Devonshire
Modern Location:
Exeter
Corporate Status:
Abbey
Dedication:
Peter
Date Founded:
968 or later
Date Terminated:
1050 (circa)
Religious Order:
Benedictine
Rule:
Benedictine
Foundation Information:
Exeter was originally founded as two houses, one of monks and one of nuns, and it is uncertain whether nuns' house was at Exeter.
Notable Heads:
NULL may have been the abbess of Exeter. Her identity and the identity of the house she ruled remain uncertain, however.
Secondary Sources:
Miscellaneous Information:
According to William of Malmesbury, a community of women at Exeter was ejected from the church of St. Peter. While there are other mentions of religious women, particularly an abbess Eadgifu, this is the only early mention directly related to a community of women at Exeter. Leland and others depend generally depend on Malmesbury's account.
Admin. Notes:
[V0349]
Contributors:
WRL Project
Contributors Notes:
BOSB--Benedictine order.
Date Started:
968
Date Finished:
1050
Length:
128
