Blackfriars Leicester
Coat of Arms of the Dominican Order
Monastery information
Other namesThe Dominican Friars of Leicester,
Leicester Dominican Friary
OrderDominican Order
Established1284
Disestablished1538
Dedicated toSt Clement
DioceseLincoln
Site
Coordinates52°38′13″N 1°08′40″W / 52.63695°N 1.144386°W / 52.63695; -1.144386
Visible remainsNone

Blackfriars Leicester is a former Dominican Friary in Leicester, England.

History

The friary was founded in 1284 by the Earl of Leicester,[1] and was constructed on an island formed by the River Soar.[2]

Queen Eleanor, wife of King Henry III, left £5 in her will to the friary. In 1301 the friary received another royal gifts: seven oak trees (presumably the wood from which) from Rockingham Forest. Further monetary gifts from the royal family reveal that in 1328/29 there were 30 friars, and in 1334/35 there were 32.[2]

Leicester held the provincial chapters for the Dominican Order in 1301, 1317 and 1334.[2]

In 1489 King Henry VII donated oaks to the friary for the reconstruction of the friar's dormitory.[2]

The friary was dissolved as part of King Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries and was surrendered in November 1538.[1] At the time the friary was home to the prior and nine friars.[2] The former friary was granted to Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, in 1546.[3]

Nothing remains of the friary.[1]

Priors of Blackfriars, Leicester

List of known priors of Leicester Blackfriars:

  • John Garland, occurs 1394.
  • William Ceyton, occurs 1505.
  • Ralph Burrell, occurs 1538.

Civil parish

Leicester Blackfriars was a civil parish, in 1891 the parish had a population of 2512.[4] The parish was formed in 1858,[5] on 26 March 1896 the parish was abolished and merged with Leicester.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Leicester Blackfriars (867108)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Friaries: Friaries in Leicester, A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 2 (1954), pp. 33-35. Date accessed: 26 June 2013
  3. ↑ The ancient borough: Black Friars, A History of the County of Leicester: volume 4: The City of Leicester (1958), pp. 343-344. Date accessed: 27 June 2013
  4. ↑ "Population statistics Leicester Blackfriars ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Relationships and changes Leicester Blackfriars ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Leicester Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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