St Mawgan Monastery

St Mawgan Monastery was a monastery at St Mawgan in Cornwall, UK, originally of Celtic monks and after the Norman Conquest of Cluniac monks.

A Celtic monastery was established in the 6th century. It was dissolved in the 11th century. The monastery became the Manor of Lanherne by 1086 as recorded in the Domesday Book. Then becoming a manor house for the Arundell family and by 1360 it was their main residence. In 1794 the estate was given for use as a convent by Carmelite nuns. By the 21st century the site was still in use as a Franciscan convent.[1][2] As of 2009, the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate at Lanherne Convent were still at the site.[3]

The 2015 parish church structures date to the 12th and 13th century with a 15th-century 8 bell tower.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Parish of St Mawgan–in–Pydar" (PDF). 2007–2017 St Mawgan in Pydar Parish Plan. p. 17.
  2. ↑ Van der Kiste, John. "Monastic Houses in Cornwall". The Little Book of Cornwall. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-9269-8.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Damian (5 March 2009). "Wonderful contemplative nuns bring traditional Latin worship back to Cornwall". Religion. The Daily Telegraph.
  4. ↑ "History of St Mawgan Parish". stmawganparishcouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

Coordinates: 50°27′16″N 5°00′00″W / 50.4544°N 5.0000°W / 50.4544; -5.0000 (St Mawgan Monastery / Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate at Lanherne Convent)


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