Maiden Bradley Priory was a priory in Wiltshire, England. It was founded as a leper colony in 1164, and in 1189 was handed over to the Augustinian order. It was dissolved in 1536. The last prior had six children, and claimed to have special permission from the pope to keep a "whore", according to the commissioners. He also told them that the nearby Glastonbury Thorn would flower on Christmas eve, at the hour that Christ was born.
References
- Pugh, R.B.; Crittall, Elizabeth, eds. (1956). "Houses of Augustinian canons: Priory of Maiden Bradley". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 3. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 295–302. Retrieved 6 August 2021 – via British History Online.
- Historic England. "Maiden Bradley Priory (202888)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- Stout, Adam (2020) Glastonbury Holy Thorn: Story of a Legend Green & Pleasant Publishing, p. 24 ISBN 978-1-9162686-1-6
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