Kirby Bellars Priory


Kirby Bellars Priory was a priory at Kirby Bellars in Leicestershire, England.

Origins

In 1316 Roger de Beler granted lands to support a pair of chaplains to say daily masses in the chapel of St. Peter at Kirby Bellars for the souls of himself, his wife Alice, his parents William and Amicia, and others. This was expanded to a chantry comprising a warden and twelve chaplains by 1319.

Wardens of the College

In 1359 the college of secular clergy was transformed into a priory of Augustinian Canons, with a prior and twelve canons. The priory was dissolved in 1536 along with other small religious houses as part of the dissolution of the monasteries.

Priors of Kirby Bellairs

The priory was visited by William Alnwick, Bishop of Lincoln, on 26 November 1440. The members of the community comprised:
The priory was dissolved in either 1534 or 1534, however the monastery was already derelict having been destroyed by fire before 1511.