Cartmel Priory

Cartmel Priory, at Cartmel, Cumbria, England, is a priory founded in 1190 by William Marshal, later 2nd Earl of Pembroke for the Augustinian Canons and dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Michael. Image File history File linksMetadata Cartmel_Priory,_geograph. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Cartmel_Priory,_geograph. ... Cartmel is a village in Cumbria several miles west of Grange-over-Sands. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... A priory is an ecclesiastical circumscription run by a prior. ... Events March 16 - Massacre and mass-suicide of the Jews of York, England prompted by Crusaders and Richard Malebys kill 150-500 Jews in Cliffords Tower June 10 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowned in the Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem. ... William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (c. ... The Earldom of Pembroke, associated with Pembroke Castle in Wales, was created by King Stephen of England. ... The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ... Gabriel delivering the Annunciation to Mary. ... Guido Renis archangel Michael (in the Capuchin church of Sta. ...

14th century

Between 1327 and 1347 a chapel with four traceried windows was provided by Lord Harrington in the south choir aisle, and in fact his tomb is still in the building. The gatehouse, which apart from the church itself is the only surviving structure of the priory, was built between 1330 and 1340. Events January 25 - Edward III becomes King of England. ... Illustration of the Black Death from the Toggenburg Bible (1411). ... Tracery is implementation of net-like decorations in a building used especially in Gothic architecture. ... Muchland is a medieval manor in Low Furness in the county of Cumbria. ... A tomb is a small building (or vault) for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. ... Events The Bulgars under Michael III are beaten by the Serbs at Velbuzhd, and large parts of Bulgaria fall to Serbia. ... Events Europe has about 74 million inhabitants. ...

15th and 16th centuries

One of the misericords in the Priory's Choir

In the 15th century extensive work was undertaken in part, due to damage (believed to be from natural causes) in the northern part of the church. In the east end of the church, the early lancet windows were replace by one huge window of stained glass, misericords were installed in the choir, and the tower was extended. Unusually, the extension to the tower sits at a 45-degree angle on top of the base, a feature believed to be unique in England. Work continued on the building intermittently into the 16th century, when the choir screen was constructed. Image File history File links CartmelS12. ... Image File history File links CartmelS12. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Lancet windows light the altar trubune in the Basilica of Mary Magdalene, Saint Maximin la Sainte Baume A lancet window is a tall narrow window with a pointed arch at its top [1] It acquired the lancet name from it resemblence to a lance [2]. Instances of this architectural motif... Misericords are small wooden shelves underneath folding seats in order to provide some level of comfort for those standing during long periods of prayer. ...

Dissolution

The priory was dissolved in 1536, and four of the monks were hanged, along with ten villagers who had supported them. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, referred to by Roman Catholic writers as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process during the English Reformation by which King Henry VIII confiscated the property of the monastic institutions in England between 1538 and 1541. ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

In normal circumstances, the church would have been demolished along with the rest of the buildings associated with the priory, however, the founder William Marshal had given an altar within the church to the village, and provided a priest along with it. The villagers petitioned to be allowed to keep the church as it was their only place of worship, and this was granted. William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (c. ... Look up Altar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

17th century

However, despite the villagers' being allowed to keep the church, the lead was stripped from the nave, and until 1618 when George Preston, a landowner at nearby Holker Hall, provided considerable finances to allow the roof to be reinstated, the villagers actually worshipped in the choir, rather than the nave of the church. In 1643 some Roundhead troops stayed in the village, stabling their horses in the church. Bullet holes from this time are still visible in the southwest door of the nave. Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). ... Holker Hall in 1880. ... A choir or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. ... Links to full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are also found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... The Roundheads was the nickname given to supporters of the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War. ...

It was used after the dissolution as a prison and later between 1624 and 1790 as a grammar school. Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Grammar school can refer to various types of schools in different English-speaking countries. ...

19th and 20th centuries

By 1830 the church was in need of repair again, and underwent a restoration, which by some has been described as "more enthusiastic than sympathetic". Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1923 the gatehouse became a museum, and was used for exhibitions, and meetings, before being presented in 1946 to the National Trust who continue to operate it as the "Cartmel Priory Gatehouse". 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Louvre Museum in Paris, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... Cartmel Priory Gatehouse is a National Trust propery located at Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England. ...