Southwark female (needs verification)
Community ID:
937
Alternate Names:
S. Mary Overy
Town:
London
Region:
Surrey
Modern Location:
Southwark
Corporate Status:
Priory
Dedication:
S. Mary
Date Founded:
1065 or earlier (needs verification)
Date Terminated:
1066 or earlier
Religious Order:
Benedictine/Augustinian
Rule:
Benedictine
Foundation Information:
Perhaps Southwark was a female community before the conquest; by 1066 it is a male monastery of the Augustinian order.
Secondary Sources:
Joannis Lelandi antiquarii De rebus britannicis collectanea, vol. 1, 106.
A Survey of London, vol. 2, 56.
Veiled Women, vol. 1, and vol. 2, 181-182.
Miscellaneous Information:
Knowles mentions men only at Southwark. Foot raises the possibility that the Mary mentioned by John Stow could have been a vowess living on her own small inheritance rather than a community of religious women. There are no medieval references for this community.
Admin. Notes:
BOSBQ = Benedictine/Augustinian
Contributors:
WRL Project
Date Started:
1065
Date Finished:
1066
Length:
333
