{"id":2673,"date":"2023-08-31T13:31:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T12:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonka.uk\/?p=2673"},"modified":"2023-08-31T13:31:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T12:31:16","slug":"the-history-of-the-monastery-with-the-poorest-nuns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londonka.uk\/en\/eternal\/the-history-of-the-monastery-with-the-poorest-nuns","title":{"rendered":"The history of the monastery with the poorest nuns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Abbey of the Minoresses of St. Clare without Aldgate was a convent where Franciscan women lived a religious life. The monastery was founded at the end of the thirteenth century.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/londonka.uk\/en\/\">Londonka.uk<\/a> will tell you more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a00e0ccb6479\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #090909;color:#090909\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #090909;color:#090909\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a00e0ccb6479\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/londonka.uk\/en\/eternal\/the-history-of-the-monastery-with-the-poorest-nuns\/#Early_history_and_mystery_of_the_name\" >Early history and mystery of the name&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/londonka.uk\/en\/eternal\/the-history-of-the-monastery-with-the-poorest-nuns\/#The_nuns_origin\" >The nuns\u2019 origin&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/londonka.uk\/en\/eternal\/the-history-of-the-monastery-with-the-poorest-nuns\/#The_benefactors\" >The benefactors&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/londonka.uk\/en\/eternal\/the-history-of-the-monastery-with-the-poorest-nuns\/#Poverty\" >Poverty&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/londonka.uk\/en\/eternal\/the-history-of-the-monastery-with-the-poorest-nuns\/#A_significant_difference\" >A significant difference&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/londonka.uk\/en\/eternal\/the-history-of-the-monastery-with-the-poorest-nuns\/#A_terrible_epidemic\" >A terrible epidemic&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/londonka.uk\/en\/eternal\/the-history-of-the-monastery-with-the-poorest-nuns\/#Restoration\" >Restoration&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/londonka.uk\/en\/eternal\/the-history-of-the-monastery-with-the-poorest-nuns\/#Monastery_income_and_maintenance\" >Monastery income and maintenance&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/londonka.uk\/en\/eternal\/the-history-of-the-monastery-with-the-poorest-nuns\/#Further_events\" >Further events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Early_history_and_mystery_of_the_name\"><\/span>Early history and mystery of the name&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to many sources, the name of the monastery is connected with the Order of St. Clare, the female branch of the Order of St. Francis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The history of the abbey began in 1291 when Pope Nicholas IV was preparing for a crusade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The newly founded monastery was to house a group of poor nuns of the Order.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then the nuns were brought to England by the second wife of Count Edmund, Blanche d\u2019Artois, who was previously the wife of the King of Navarre, Henry le Gros.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the way, at that time, the daughter of Blanche and Edmund, Joan I was a minor, which could influence the name of the monastery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_nuns_origin\"><\/span>The nuns\u2019 origin&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many sources indicate that the nuns were of Spanish origin. However, this is not entirely true. They came from Longchamp, France.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the Rule that Pope Boniface VIII prescribed for nuns was called Longchamp.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_benefactors\"><\/span>The benefactors&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The founder of the monastery, Count Edmund, gave lands and apartment buildings in the possession of the monastery. It was located in the suburbs of London.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also worth mentioning Sir Henry le Galeys among the early benefactors of the abbey. He was engaged in the construction of the monastery chapel. Later, he was buried there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Poverty\"><\/span>Poverty&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>However, despite numerous possessions, privileges and benefits, the nuns were quite poor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, the monastery was even exempted from paying ecclesiastical and civil fees because of poverty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_significant_difference\"><\/span>A significant difference&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to note that the monastery was distinguished by quite close royal connections. At first, it was planned that all women who wanted to become nuns should have a noble origin. But it never became a mandatory norm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_terrible_epidemic\"><\/span>A terrible epidemic&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The monastery repeatedly suffered from various epidemics. In particular, in 1514, the bubonic plague returned to London and, of course, it didn\u2019t miss the inhabitants of the abbey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 1515, approximately twenty-seven nuns died of this disease.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to finally get rid of the terrible epidemic, it was decided to burn the main buildings of the monastery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Restoration\"><\/span>Restoration&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Numerous donations were invested to rebuild the monastery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many respected and high-ranking London officials, as well as ordinary townspeople, invested their funds generously.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Monastery_income_and_maintenance\"><\/span>Monastery income and maintenance&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 1535, the monastery had considerable income. The property of the abbey consisted of London and suburban rents, estates and lands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The living conditions of the nuns were the same as in other women&#8217;s monasteries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, Abbess Elizabeth Salvage was granted an annual life pension of forty pounds sterling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Further_events\"><\/span>Further events<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After the monastery was dissolved, it became the residence of John Clerk for some time. He was an English bishop and a veteran diplomat of Henry VIII.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, the King confiscated the bishop&#8217;s residence as compensation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1554, the building was transferred to the government. It housed the Ordnance Office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the monastery&#8217;s buildings survived the fire of 1797. However, several magnificent old buildings disappeared forever. The fire was so strong that the buildings had no chance to survive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/aleteia.org\/daily-prayer\/thursday-august-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aleteia.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/murreyandblue.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/05\/the-ladies-of-the-minories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murreyandblue.wordpress.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Abbey of the Minoresses of St. Clare without Aldgate was a convent where Franciscan women lived a religious life. The monastery was founded at the end of the thirteenth century.&nbsp; Londonka.uk will tell you more. 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