Monastic Wales.








Event detail for site: Llantarnam

c. 1535: Wealth

According to the Valor Ecclesiasticus the abbey's net annual income was £71 3s 2d.

£6 of this came from the abbey's shrine at the chapel of Penrhys which was an important centre of pilgrimage in the later Middle Ages.

Bibliographical sources

Printed sources

Valor ecclesiasticus temp. Henr. VIII. Auctoritate regia institutus, Record Commission. Great Britain, 6, vols, ed. John Caley and J. Hunter (London, 1810-1834, reprint 1976) vol. 4, p. 365

Robinson, David M., The Cistercians in Wales: Architecture and Archaeology 1130-1540, Society of Antiquaries of London, Research Committee Report (London, 2006) p. 249

Web links (open in new window)

Detail of Valor Ecclesiasticus (View website)

Archival sources

The National Archives, 'The Valor Ecclesiasticus', (Document), (View website)

Other events in the history of this site

1179: Foundation - The house was founded 22 July 1179. [5 sources]
c.1179: Holdings in E. Glamorgan - From 1179 Llantarnam had possession of Margam's former dependency of Pendar Grange, Glamorgan. From this time Llanarnam had acquired the grange of Penrhys, Glamorgan, which seemingly had a hostelry and chapel. [1 sources]
c.1273: Renamed - To avoid confusion and regularize the nomenclature the Cistercian General Chapter stipulated that in official documentation the name 'Lanterna' should be used. [2 sources]
c.1291: Wealth - The abbey's total net income at this time was £44 15s 0d. [3 sources]
c.1300: Patronage - Hugh Dispenser the Younger, was patron. [1 sources]
1317: Poverty - The abbot wrote to the king explaining that his house was impoverished as a consequence of the Welsh uprising the previous year. [3 sources]
pre 1398: Destruction - Books, buildings and church ornaments were extensively damaged by fire. [3 sources]
1398: Papal indulgence - Papal indulgence was granted to everyone who helped repair the monastery buildings that had been damaged by fire. [1 sources]
c.1400: Glyn Dŵr rebellion - The Llantarnam community supported Owain Glyn Dŵr's rebellion. [2 sources]
1405: Abbot killed - John ap Hywel, abbot of Llantarnam, was killed during an attack on Usk Castle. [2 sources]
1504: Bequest - David Matthew bequeathed £10 to the community to glaze the west window of the church.  [2 sources]
1532: Bequest - Morgan Jones left the community ten marks (sterling) to purchase a vestment for the Lady Chapel and £10 to help finance the construction of various arches in the church.  [2 sources]
c.1535: Wealth - According to the Valor Ecclesiasticus the abbey's net annual income was £71 3s 2d.  [3 sources][1 archives]
27 August 1536: Dissolution - Llantarnam was closed in the first wave of suppressions. [5 sources]
 
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