Belvoir Priory

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Belvoir Priory was a medieval Benedictine monastic house in Leicestershire, England, known for its religious community and ties to the nearby Belvoir Castle estate.

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Belvoir Priory canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine priory
medieval monastery
associatedWith Belvoir Castle estate
linked to: Belvoir estate

Lords of Belvoir
linked to: lord of Belvoir
country England
dedicatedTo St Mary
diocese Diocese of Lincoln
economicActivity agricultural management
rents from estates
foundedAs cell of St Albans Abbey
function landholding estate
place of worship
religious community
governedBy prior
hasCategory Benedictine monasteries in England
Christian monasteries established in the Middle Ages
Monasteries in Leicestershire
hasMonasticType male community
heritageStatus former monastic house
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn Leicestershire
Vale of Belvoir
locatedNear Belvoir Castle
monasticRule Rule of St Benedict
motherHouse St Albans Abbey
linked to: St Albans Cathedral
region East Midlands
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousFunction prayer for founders and benefactors
religiousOrder Benedictine Order
linked to: Benedictines
suppressedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries

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