Greyfriars, a Franciscan friary in Dunwich in the English county of Suffolk


Greyfriars, Dunwich was a Franciscan friary in Dunwich in the English county of Suffolk. The friary was founded before 1277 by Richard FitzJohn and his wife Alice and dissolved in modern remains consist of a precinct wall, two gatehouses and some two-storey walls believed to be the remains of a cloister building, possibly a refectory or infirmary building. The Franciscans are a group of related mendicant Christian religious orders, primarily within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Saint Francis of Assisi.


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Location: Dunwich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Mike McEnnerney / Alamy / Afripics
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