Hospital of St Thomas of Acre
| Hospital of St. Thomas of Acre | |
|---|---|
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| Address | City of London |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
The Hospital of St Thomas of Acre was the medieval London headquarters of the Knights of Saint Thomas. It was founded as a church in 1227[1] in the parish of St Mary Colechurch, birthplace of the order's patron saint, Saint Thomas Becket. In the 14th century and after it was the main headquarters of the military order.[2]
In 1512, the Worshipful Company of Mercers bought from the order a site by the church on which to build their hall, and in 1514 they formally became the patron to the order.[3]
In 1538, during the Protestant Reformation, the order was dissolved and the properties were forfeit to the crown, but were subsequently acquired by the Mercers in exchange for various payments, rents, and undertakings.[4]
Burials
- Joan Butler, Countess of Ormond, in the Mercers' Chapel
- Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond, in the Mercers' Chapel
Notes
- ^ "The Churches of the City of London" Reynolds,H: London, The Bodley Head,1922
- ^ "The City of London-a history" Borer,M.I.C. : New York,D.McKay Co, 1978 ISBN 0-09-461880-1
- ^ "A Dictionary of London" Harben, H.: London, Herbert Jenkins, 1918
- ^ "The London Encyclopaedia" Hibbert,C;Weinreb,D;Keay,J: London, Pan Macmillan, 1983 (rev 1993,2008) ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5
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