Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Bromholm Priory was a Cluniac priory, situated in a coastal location near the village of Bacton, Norfolk, EnglandBromholm Priory, also known as Bacton Abbey, was founded in 1113 by William de Glanville, Lord of Bacton, and was originally subordinate to Castle Acre Priory until 1195 when it was exempted by Pope Celestine III. From this priory we have the Bromholm Psalter dated to the early fourteenth century. The priory was suppressed in 1536. All that now remains are the ruins of the gatehouse, Chapter House, and the northern transept of the Priory Church.It was an important object of pilgrimage as it claimed to possess a piece of the True Cross, mentioned as the 'holy cross of Bromeholme' in Chaucer's The Reeve's Tale and William Langland's Vision of Piers Plowman. It was a benefice of the Paston family and is featured in their letters.In 1940 the base of the central tower of the priory church was modified to act as a pillbox in case of German invasion."@en }
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- Bromholm_Priory abstract "Bromholm Priory was a Cluniac priory, situated in a coastal location near the village of Bacton, Norfolk, EnglandBromholm Priory, also known as Bacton Abbey, was founded in 1113 by William de Glanville, Lord of Bacton, and was originally subordinate to Castle Acre Priory until 1195 when it was exempted by Pope Celestine III. From this priory we have the Bromholm Psalter dated to the early fourteenth century. The priory was suppressed in 1536. All that now remains are the ruins of the gatehouse, Chapter House, and the northern transept of the Priory Church.It was an important object of pilgrimage as it claimed to possess a piece of the True Cross, mentioned as the 'holy cross of Bromeholme' in Chaucer's The Reeve's Tale and William Langland's Vision of Piers Plowman. It was a benefice of the Paston family and is featured in their letters.In 1940 the base of the central tower of the priory church was modified to act as a pillbox in case of German invasion.".