Bermondsey Abbey

The Bermondsey Abbey was an English Benedictine monastery. Although it is stated in the most popular choices, that it was founded in the 11th century, the precursor can be traced back to the early 8th century and were in today's Bermondsey Square on Bermondsey Market, Bermondsey ( London) in London Borough of Southwark in south-eastern London.

Foundation

Until 1082 there is no further mention of a church in Bermondsey until - after the " Annales de Monasterii Bermundeseia " - from Alwinus Child with royal approval, a monastery was founded. Usually, such monasteries were often built on the foundations of older churches, so that this church is probably a direct descendant of the designated in the 8th century church.

The monastery founded by Alwinus Child is probably identical with the new and handsome church, which is recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 for Bermondsey. Here we find the explanation for the " royal assent " because Bermondsey is listed as owned by King William the Conqueror, and to some extent his half-brother Robert, Count of Mortain. The royal support for the monastery continued with King William Rufus, who made 1089 or 1090 foundations of the monastery. Also of King Henry I. are in the 1120er and 1130er years foundations in Bermondsey known. The Count of Mortain seem to have any connection kept to the monastery, 1140 Count William of Mortain was here a monk. The only foundations that are listed by Alwinus child to the monastery, are various rents in the city of London.

The new monastery was founded as a foreign cluniacensische priory until 1089 - probably at the invitation of Archbishop Lanfranc of Canterbury - arrived four monks of St. Mary of La Charité -sur -Loire. Their names were Peter, Richard, Osbert and Umbald, Peter was the first Prior Until the late 14th century, the church remained cluniacensisch. 1380 paid Richard Dunton, the first English Prior of the Abbey, a sum of 200 marks ( 133.33 pounds ) to naturalize Bermondsey and thus protecting them from measures that were raised in the time of war this year against foreign ownership. In addition, the priory thus received the independent status of an abbey, which was now independent of Cluny and La Charité in 1390.

Royal connections

Both Catherine of Valois, wife of King Henry V and Elizabeth Woodville, the wife of King Edward IV spent some time after the death of their husbands in Bermondsey Abbey. Catherine, who was also the mother of King Henry VI. was, had been banished to the convent due to her marriage to Owen Tudor in 1436. To the February 12, 1487 Elizabeth was registered as a widow of one of the descendants of the founder of the monastery as a free inhabitant of the convent, where she died on June 8, 1492.

Land and property

Bermondsey very soon acquired extensive possessions. 1103 and 1104 it received from Henry I. extensive ownership in Southwark west of the Borough High Street ( Stane Street ) to the south of the old church, through Lambeth to south of Walworth. After the stress of these lands by the City of London in 1550 they were called King 's Manor, Southwark. In 1122 it was the Church of St. George the Martyr, which led Long land northwest of the Abbey of the High Street to connect the possessions.

1291 worldly possessions were estimated at about £ 229, further spiritual rights to a little over £ 50 The Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1535 shall determine the annual value of the abbey at something over £ 474.

The lands were extensive and included possessions in Surrey, Leicestershire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Kent. 1093 received the Priory of Bishop Robert of Lincoln Bloet the seat of power of Charlton in Kent. In 1268 it was awarded to Trinity a Monday market in Charlton and an annual market of three days. Henry I founded the monastery in 1127 lands in Dulwich and in other places.

Archeology

Due to the redevelopment of the area around the Bermondsey Square in 2006 resulted in the possibility of a number of excavations along the Abbey Street. Further excavations took place along the Tower Bridge Road.

Excavation reports

  • TQ 3370 7936 Bermondsey Square, SE1; (David Divers & Kevin Wooldridge ); evaluation; September to November, 1998; London Borough of Southwark; BYQ98
  • TQ 3330 7936 Bermondsey Square, SE1; ( Chris Mayo ); evaluation; 15 July - 16 August 2002; BYQ98
  • , 2006.
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