Black Abbey | |
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Church and Priory of the Most Blessed Trinity, Black Abbey, Kilkenny | |
An Mhainistir Dhubh | |
52°39′15″N 7°15′28″W / 52.65417°N 7.25778°W | |
Location | Abbey Street, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny |
Country | Ireland |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Religious institute | Dominicans |
Website | dominicans.ie |
History | |
Status | Active |
Founded | 1225 |
Founder(s) | William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke |
Architecture | |
Style | Norman, Gothic |
Administration | |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory |
The Black Abbey of Kilkenny, (an Mhainistir Dhubh in irish), Ireland, is a Catholic priory of the Dominican Order, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Black Abbey was established in 1225 as one of the first houses of the Dominican Order in Ireland.[1]
The history of the Black Abbey is marked by several reversals of fortune under different governments.