Monastery information | |
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Order | Benedictine |
Established | 1083 |
Disestablished | 1539 |
Mother house | Independent |
Dedicated to | St Cuthbert |
Diocese | Durham |
Site | |
Location | Durham, County Durham, England |
Visible remains | Intact |
Public access | Yes |
Durham Priory was a Benedictine priory associated with Durham Cathedral, in Durham in the north-east of England. Its head was the Prior of Durham. It was founded in 1083 as a Roman Catholic monastery, but after Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540 the priory was dissolved and the cathedral was taken over by the Church of England.[1]