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The priory's small size meant it struggled to support itself and was frequently in debt and facing poverty. As the dissolution approached the priory was no longer in debt but did not have the revenues to support any monks; the prior lived alone, visited intermittently by monks from
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The priory was fairly small, housing only four monks. It did, however, attract gifts and patronage; many of those making donations were, similar to its founder, buried within the priory's church or chapter house. Among these gifts were the
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Christian monasteries established in the 11th century
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Monasteries dissolved under the English Reformation
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Although once described as within 351: 13: 802:Benedictine monasteries in England 355:A History of the County of Lincoln 336: 234:Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury 220:, near the present Belvoir Lodge. 14: 818: 792:1539 disestablishments in England 395: 370: 539: 533: 318:William de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros 301: 277:William de Ros, 1st Baron de Ros 152:Belvoir, Leicestershire, England 35: 28: 787:1076 establishments in England 296:Dissolution of the monasteries 44:Location within Leicestershire 1: 782:Monasteries in Leicestershire 461:Monasteries in Leicestershire 329: 324:John de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros 216:, it is currently located in 658:Holy Cross Priory, Leicester 594:Leicester Friars of the Sack 378:"Heritage Gateway - Results" 7: 352:Page, William, ed. 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Belvoir Priory is located in Leicestershire
Order
Benedictine
St Albans Abbey
Diocese
Diocese of Lincoln
Redmile
Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir
Robert de Todeni
Coordinates
52°53′55″N 0°46′54″W / 52.898541°N 0.781701°W / 52.898541; -0.781701
Benedictine
Belvoir Castle
Lincolnshire
Leicestershire
Robert de Todeni
Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury
St Albans Abbey
motherhouse

Redmile
advowsons
Redmile
William d'Albini
Woolsthorpe
William de Ros, 1st Baron de Ros
St Albans Abbey
motherhouse
Dissolution of the monasteries
William d'Aubigny (Brito)

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