A Benedictine order of monks, founded in the Burgundian area of France, by Duke William of Aquitaine. It was unusual in that, unlike other monastic communities it was granted perpetual freedom from military service and other temporal obligations. The order spread to Britain in the eleventh century, with the first monastery being erected at Lewes.
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Order of Cluny
Bermondsey Abbey, founded as a Priory of the Order of Cluny, stood here, 1082...
In 1720 the old church was demolished, all but the clock tower, and rebuilt, incorporating the tower. 1793 the church was enlarged to accommodate the increased congregation, extending 25 feet to th...
Theologian and philosopher. Also known as Augustine of Hippo. Born in Thagaste (now Souk Ahras), Algeria. He was brought up as a Christian by his mother, Saint Monica. He travelled to teach in Rome...
The first reference to a church on this site is to 'St Olave de Mukewellestrate' in the twelfth century,named for King Olave. Destroyed in 1666 by the Great Fire and not rebuilt. Instead the parish...
Born Yorkshire. Opposed Henry VIII's self-appointment as head of the Church of England. Result: decapitation on Tower Hill.
Chairman of The Solicitors Law Stationery Society Ltd. In 1951.
Given that the garden behind this wall was part of the graveyard around New Gravel Pit Chapel we think these names might have been record...
Pioneer anatomist and surgeon. Born in East Kilbride, Scotland. He left school at the age of 13 and after an unremarkable childhood, journeyed south to London to work as a dissector for his brother...
Awarded the first gold medal for sculpture by the Royal Academy in 1769. Other works: Samuel Johnson (1796) in St Paul's Cathedral. Ornamental Passions writes : "John Bacon was the son of a clothwo...
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