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List of the monastic houses on the Isle of Man is a catalogue of abbeys, priories, friaries or other monastic house on the Isle of Man.
* | indicates current monastic function |
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+ | indicates current non-monastic ecclesiastic function |
^ | indicates current non-ecclesiastic function |
# | indicates no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains |
~ | indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown |
Foundation | Image | Communities and provenance | Dedication and names | Location |
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Bemaken Friary | Franciscan Friars founded 1367; dissolved 1540; granted by the Crown to Thomas Hungate of the Royal Household 18 March 1543/4 | Bemaccan Friary | ||
Douglas Priory ^ | Cistercian nuns founded before 1226 purportedly by Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles. Dissolved 24 June 1540; granted by the Crown to Thomas Hungate of the Royal Household 18 March 1543/4; chapel converted used as coachhouse | St Mary Supposed (doubtful) St Bridget (possibly St Mary and St Bridget) |
54°08′53″N 4°29′38″W | |
Mirescog Monastery | Cistercian monks dependent on Rievaulx, Yorkshire; founded 1176; dissolved c.1200 | Later called Sulby Grange | ||
Rushen Abbey | Savignac monks
Dependent on Furness, Lancashire (Cumbria) Cistercian monks Orders merged 17 September 1147;Dissolved 1540; granted by the Crown to Thomas Hungate of the Royal Household 18 March 1543/4. |
54°05′56″N 4°38′15″W |
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