Bible Encyclopedias
Alien Priories

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

are cells belonging to foreign religious houses in England. They were dissolved by stat. 2 Henry V. One of the most perfect is that of Wilmington, Sussex.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Alien Priories'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/alien-priories.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.