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Gilbert fitz Richard, earl of Clare (d. 1115), seemingly granted the church of the Holy Trinity at Cardigan to the monks of St Peter’s, Gloucester, c. 1110x1115.

c.1115: Foundation - Gilbert fitz Richard, earl of Clare (d. 1115), seemingly granted the church of the Holy Trinity at Cardigan to the monks of St Peter’s, Gloucester, c. 1110x1115. [1 sources]
c.1165: Change of affiliation - By this time ownership of Cardigan had passed from Gloucester to Chertsey Abbey, Surrey. [1 sources]
c.1291: Wealth - At this time Cardigan held 240 acres of arable. [2 sources]
1322: Custody - By the fourteenth century Cardigan was impoverished, a consequence of warfare, ‘scarcity and other such matters', and was accordingly taken into royal custody. [1 sources]
1534: Act of Supremacy - Prior Thomas Hore acknowledged royal supremacy. [3 sources]
c.1535: Wealth - According to the Valor Ecclesiasticus the priory’s gross income was £32. [2 sources][1 archives]
1537 (December): Affiliation - Cardigan Priory was granted to Bisham Priory, Berkshire, a former Augustinian house which had just been re-founded as a Benedictine monastery. [2 sources]
pre 1538: Pilgrim centre - On the eve of the Dissolution Cardigan Priory was a popular pilgrimage centre. [2 sources][1 archives]
1538: Dissolution - Cardigan was dissolved with its mother-house (Bisham) on 26 June 1538.
At this time there were two monks. [3 sources]
1540 (February) : Ownership - Following its suppression Cardigan was granted to William Cavendish and his wife, Margaret, for £769 8s 4d and duly converted into a mansion. [1 sources]
1922: Conversion - The former priory opened as Cardigan District and Memorial Hospital.

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Home Project team Project News Future plans Contact us Search the database Browse list of sites Browse list of orders Browse bibliography & archives Browse people Browse articles Glossary of terms Monastic Wales is not responsible for the content of external internet sites	Event detail for site: Cardigan c. 1115: Foundation Gilbert fitz Richard, earl of Clare (d. 1115), seemingly granted the church of the Holy Trinity at Cardigan to the monks of St Peter’s, Gloucester, c. 1110x1115. People associated with this event Gilbert fitz Richard; Gilbert de Clare; Gilbert of Tonbridge; Gilbert fitz Richard , Earl of Clare Bibliographical sources Printed sources Cowley, F. G., 'The Monastic Order in South Wales 1066-1349' (Cardiff 1977) p. 270 Other events in the history of this site c.1115: Foundation - Gilbert fitz Richard, earl of Clare (d. 1115), seemingly granted the church of the Holy Trinity at Cardigan to the monks of St Peter’s, Gloucester, c. 1110x1115. [1 sources] c.1165: Change of affiliation - By this time ownership of Cardigan had passed from Gloucester to Chertsey Abbey, Surrey. [1 sources] c.1291: Wealth - At this time Cardigan held 240 acres of arable. [2 sources] 1322: Custody - By the fourteenth century Cardigan was impoverished, a consequence of warfare, ‘scarcity and other such matters', and was accordingly taken into royal custody. [1 sources] 1534: Act of Supremacy - Prior Thomas Hore acknowledged royal supremacy. [3 sources] c.1535: Wealth - According to the Valor Ecclesiasticus the priory’s gross income was £32. [2 sources][1 archives] 1537 (December): Affiliation - Cardigan Priory was granted to Bisham Priory, Berkshire, a former Augustinian house which had just been re-founded as a Benedictine monastery. [2 sources] pre 1538: Pilgrim centre - On the eve of the Dissolution Cardigan Priory was a popular pilgrimage centre. [2 sources][1 archives] 1538: Dissolution - Cardigan was dissolved with its mother-house (Bisham) on 26 June 1538. At this time there were two monks. [3 sources] 1540 (February) : Ownership - Following its suppression Cardigan was granted to William Cavendish and his wife, Margaret, for £769 8s 4d and duly converted into a mansion. [1 sources] 1922: Conversion - The former priory opened as Cardigan District and Memorial Hospital.

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