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The Minories is an area of London close to the Tower of London. The street called "Minories" runs north-south between Aldgate and Tower Hill underground stations.

Its name is derived from the Abbey of the Minoresses of St. Mary of the Order of St. Clare, founded in 1294, which stood on the site. A "minoress" was a nun.

External links

British History Online (http://www.british-history.ac.uk/)

Categories: Stub | London Districts

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Minori history (1395 words)
	Minori was famous for its Arsenal and shipyard and it became a diocese because of Pope John XV in 987.
	Once, Minori, had as industries the whitening of painting, the tanning of hides (1524), a large turnover of salt pork meat etc; today (1881), it offers writing paper and kneading dough, in fact, they are the leading, as dough producer, on the Amalfi Coast.
	Minori is crossed by a little river called " Farinola " or " Reginnolo ", its source is over Ravello.

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