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Ipswich Whitefriars

In or near Rushmere St Andrew.

Ipswich Whitefriars — Carmelite monastery in Suffolk, England, UK.

About

Ipswich Whitefriars is a archaeological in east. Established 1201. (Carmelite monastery in Suffolk, England.) According to Wikipedia: "Ipswich Whitefriars was the medieval religious house of Carmelite friars which formerly stood near the centre of the town of Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk, UK. It was the last of the three principal mendicant communities to be founded in Ipswich, the first being the Ipswich Greyfriars (Franciscans), under Tibetot family patronage before 1236, and the second the Ipswich Blackfriars (Dominicans) founded by King Henry III in 1263. The house of the Carmelite Order of White Friars was established in c. 1278–79. In its heyday it was the home of many eminent scholars, supplied several Provincial superiors of the Order in England, and was repeatedly host to the provincial chapters of the Order."

Coordinates
52.0565, 1.1536
Established
1201

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