Maiden Bradley Priory was a priory in Wiltshire, England.[1] It was founded as a leper colony in 1164, and in 1189 was handed over to the Augustinian order. It was dissolved in 1536.[2] The last prior had six children, and claimed to have special permission from the pope to keep a "whore", according to the commissioners. He also told them that the nearby Glastonbury Thorn would flower on Christmas eve, at the hour that Christ was born.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Pugh, R.B.; Crittall, Elizabeth, eds. (1956). "Houses of Augustinian canons: Priory of Maiden Bradley". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 3. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 295–302. Retrieved 6 August 2021 – via British History Online.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Maiden Bradley Priory (202888)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Stout, Adam (2020) Glastonbury Holy Thorn: Story of a Legend Green & Pleasant Publishing, p. 24 ISBN 978-1-9162686-1-6

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