Gilbertine Order

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The Gilbertine Order was a medieval English monastic order, unique for combining both canons and nuns within its houses and founded by St. Gilbert of Sempringham in the 12th century.

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Gilbertine Order canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monastic order
religious order
appliesMethod Rule of St. Augustine (adapted)
centuryOfProminence 12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
countryOfOrigin England
dissolutionCause Dissolution of the Monasteries
dissolutionUnder Henry VIII of England
dissolved 1530s
16th century
follows Augustinian tradition
foundedBy Gilbert of Sempringham
St. Gilbert of Sempringham
hasCharacteristic Augustinian-inspired rule
English origin
active canons
combined canons and nuns
double monasteries
enclosed nuns
only medieval monastic order founded in England
separate living quarters for men and women
hasGenderComposition canons regular
men and women
nuns
hasPatronSaint St. Gilbert of Sempringham
hasPrimaryActivity contemplative life
liturgical prayer
pastoral care (by canons)
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
inception 12th century
c. 1130s
languageOfLiturgicalUse Latin
locationOfFormation Sempringham, Lincolnshire
majorSite Alvingham Priory
Chicksands Priory
Malton Priory
Sempringham Priory
Sixhills Priory
Watton Priory
linked to: Watton
namedAfter St. Gilbert of Sempringham
regionServed England
Lincolnshire
Yorkshire
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Chicksands Priory religiousOrder Gilbertine Order
Robert Holgate memberOf Gilbertine Order