The Lost Priory of the Knights Hospitallers Kilmainham

The IMMA heritage trail was developed by Barry Kehoe for the IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art with assistance from the The Heritage Council Stewardship Fund 2023 and exposes the broader site history and heritage, providing an opportunity to explore some lesser know detail of the site. The heritage trail is merely an introduction teasing out some of the hidden details of the site of the Royal Hospital. To fully explore the complexity of the site more throughly, it is recommended to take a free guided tour with the OPW heritage guides.

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Thanks to Sarah Usher for sending me this wonderful book on the preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller at Kells.

This photo dating sometime between 1930 and 1950 is a view from the 40 steps at Cromwell's quarters (formerly Murdering Lane) looking towards the east gate of the Royal Hospital at the junction of military road and Irwin Street. It shows the two last remaining Georgian houses of the 22 that originally stood on Irwin Street. The corner house was a public house called Dwyer's pub known locally as Spiv Dwyer's. The grounds of the Royal Hospital are bookended by the ghost of two lost centres of population the Hospitaller Priory and the vicus of Irwin Street.

While delving a little deeper into the origins of St Maighneann a motte in County Monaghan came to my attention called Mannan castle. The site was fortified after the Norman conquest by the Pipard Family in the 12th century but was believed prior to the Pipards to have been the site of the ancient capital of Airgíalla(Oriel) where St. Maighneann, 7th century prince and the founder of the monastic settlement of Kilmainham was born. Photo by Kieran Campbell.
IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art RHK Royal Hospital Kilmainham

Two excellent books that are essential for those interested in the history of the Irish branch of the Knights Hospitaller Knights Hospitaller of Ireland.

Time Team explore a Knights Hospitaller preceptory.

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The crossing of the Liffey at Islandbridge began as a ford. A revetment was discovered running parallel to the current river bank during excavations at Clancy barracks, dating to 595 CE, indicating human management of the river bank around the time that St Maighneann founded his monastery. Sometime after the norman conquest the Knights Hospitaller built a bridge across the river. The previous bridge to the current one spaning over the Liffey at Island bridge replaced the Hospitaller bridge and was built in 1577 by order of Lord Deputy Sir Henry Sydney, He commissioned John Holman for a fee of £20 to construct the bridge in 1576. Holman's bridge replaced an earlier stone bridge errected by the Knights Hospitaller that we can see reimagined in Stephen Conlin's illustration. Several arches of Holman's 1577 bridge were destroyed by a massive storm and flood in 1786. The bridge continued in use with the lost sections replaced by a wooden repair. An attempt to replace the bridge went bankrupt and only the pier foundations were completed. It wasn't until 1793 that the current Sarah Fane Bridge designed by Alexander Stevens replaced Holman's damaged bridge. It is a testament to the great engineering of Stevens that the bridge is still in use today.

For International Women's Day I have highlited some of the Womens' names appearing in the Registrum de Kilmainham (the chapter acts of the lost Priory 1325-1339). There are several women specifically mentioned in the Registrum, mostly as holding legal entitlement to their husbands assets as widows.

Cecily Nassington

"On account of the merits of the same Hugh and the praiseworthy kindness of his wife Cicely, we granted to the same Cicely as to be annually four crannos of corn from eight heaped sins competent, and four crannokos of oats of fourteen sins heaped together, competent for the maintenance of the same Cicely at Clontarfe or Kilmaynan for the election of the same Cicely among the feasts of Saint Francis Michael and the Nativity of the Lord are to be received together and twelve cheeses from the deieries of the same houses for the annual support of the above mentioned maintenance."

Denise de Le Morton

"granted and confirmed by this present charter to our beloved in Christ Robert son of Richard de Le Morton and Denise his wife one messuage and fifty acres of land with the appurtenances of Tara in our tenement of Tholy and in a tenement of Kildar, the one that Simon Archer recently held for us. So that if in both the aforesaid tenements, the aforesaid measure and fixed land did not extend until the aforesaid amount, we will fill out our aforesaid tenement to the same Robert and Denise with the aforesaid land to the sum of 50 acres aforesaid. To have and to hold to the aforesaid Robert and Denise and the male heirs of; the bodies of the same Robert and Denise legitimately procreated 9 of us and our successors forever. By paying thence annually for the whole life of Robert himself thirteen shillings. 28. and after the death of Robert fourpence annually for the entire life of Denise, and from then on from the heir to the aforesaid heir annually for each of the aforesaid fifty acres in our house of Tholi, ten pence of silver at the feast of Blessed Mary the Virgin in Marcius and September in equal portions for ever and by making both us as well as our aforesaid successors and the community of Kildar' the suit of the court and all other services due and customary therefor, and the death of each of the same Robert Denise and his aforesaid heirs of those ceding or deceased to the said hospital in use."
........? Jordan

"we have granted to our beloved in Christ Roger Jordan for faithful and praiseworthy service to us that has hitherto been expended and henceforth rendering the duty and guardianship of the butillary of our house of Kilmaynan and the maintenance of it. 36. He regarded his wife as competent in food and dress in our same house, namely at the table of the free servants and one robam each year in the suit of the free slaves, or one mark of silver in the price of the same rob for his shoes to be received from us. And if it should happen that the same Roger is detained by illness, injury, or some other misfortune, because he cannot come to the aforesaid office and table, we grant that the same Roger, if kept from ill health, shall be competently administered to the aforesaid foods and drinks of our house."

Ellen Fot

"granted, and confirmed by this our charter to us in Christ our beloved Ellen, who was the wife of John Fot, one messuage with the appurtenances in the town of St John near Tilagh, namely that which Walter Clepman formerly held of us in the same place. To have and hold the same Ellen and her heirs male of the bodies of the same John and Ellen lately begotten of us and our successors for ever. By paying thence to us and our aforesaid successors in our house of Killergy four shillings of silver annually at the feast of Blessed Mary in Marcius and September in equal portions, and by making to us and our house the services and customs due and customary for ever. And in the decease of Ellen and of each of her aforesaid heirs, before the death of each one of us and our aforesaid successors, let the third part of her chattels remain."

Matilla Le Blound

"But if it happens that the said Jacob dies within the same time period, that Mattila his wife and sons of the same have been legitimately begotten of their bodies have and hold the portion of the said lands during the aforesaid term beginning at the feast of All Saints in the year of our Lord, M°.CCC. fully completed in the thirtieth year until the end of the said twenty-fifth year. By paying thence annually to us and our successors twelve pounds of silver, half for the feast of the Apostles Philip and James, and another half for the feast of All Of the Saints And making suit at our court as often as the court happens to be held there and at the death of any one of them twenty shillings or better of the soul in the choice of the prior who was for the time and at the death of any tenants of the same on the aforesaid land, removing the third part of the goods. In testimony of which matter our common seal was affixed to those present."

Joan Keith
Margaret .......... widow

"confirmed by this our present charter to our beloved in Christ William Keith and Joan his wife our two tenements together with the appurtenances in our township of Any and these tenements lie among the tenements the chin of Richard de Flocton on the south and the tenement of Margaret widow on the north. To have and to hold to the same William and Joan and their heirs legitimately born of our body and our successors for ever. rendering and making rent and services to our house from any debts and customs. And at the death of each one of them half a silver mark."

Constance Owen

"we have given and conceded to Nicholas Owen and Constance his wife for the whole of our chapter, and by this present charter our Nickola confirmed to Nicholas Oweyn and his wife Constance that there was a tenement with a curtilage and other appurtenances in the town of Kilkenny, which formerly was a free lodging ours, namely that which is between the fountain of Saint Mary of Kilkenny on one side and the messuage of the aforesaid Nichelai and Constance on the other. To hold and to have the aforesaid Nicholas. Constance, heirs and assigns of Nichelai himself, the aforesaid tenement with all its appurtenances from us and our successors, freely, well and in peace, with all the freedoms and customs belonging to the said tenement. these other free guests enjoy and enjoy for ever more and more fully through the kingdom of the Snake. By paying thence annually to our house of Kilmaynan four shillings of silver for two years' time, half for Easter and another half for the feast of Saint Michael and lord of the franchise of Kilkenny, twelve pence for the same terms. And the aforesaid Nicholas and Constancia, heirs and assigns of Nichelai to us and our successors, or our brothers, whoever come thither, or stay in line, will find a suitable room and stable for us for six horses for ever; in the name of third part of chattels for all other secular services and demands. We and our successors, the aforesaid tenement with the curtilage and all the other appurtenances to the aforesaid Nicholas and Constance, his heirs and assigns of Nichelai himself, ought to be warranted as some lodging of ours, so long as we can warrant and defend against all men and women by the charters of our feoffees."

Lady Eglintine

"the aforesaid lady Egientina granted and released and gave over to the total land rent and possessions, and each and all that relate to her by reason of her dower in Kildrouth and Kyll, which were the land and tenements of the aforesaid lord William, formerly her husband. To have and to hold to the same prior and brothers and their successor just as Lady Eglantine herself has or may have her aforesaid dower in the aforesaid tenement. By paying thence annually to the same lord Eglentine, as long as he did twenty marks of silver to be paid at the feasts of Blessed Michael and Pascne in equal portions. So, however, that if it happens that the foregoing land and tenements which are aforesaid in dower by the Eglantine itself be evicted or diminished from another, or by some prejudicial deed past or future to any other deed, presented or granted on the occasion of which or By means of that which ought to be received or received from the aforesaid dower, then the aforesaid prior and brothers and their successors shall be discharged from the gift of the said gift of twenty marks for the portion withdrawn."

Alice Barret

"To Robert and for the good and praiseworthy service that Alice the wife of the aforesaid Robert has hitherto spent on us and the aforesaid Hospital, and hereafter hangs over, we also granted to Alice his maintenance in respect of himself and one andila serving him in the same house in our house, namely, on one day white bread and three meals four pots of better ale and one pot out of the middle and out of the kitchen for meat and fish as much as it would be enough for them. it may be possible according to the times of the year. In testimony of which matter our common seal was affixed to those present."

In the spirit of International Women's Day 2023 I went in search of information on the only female pensioner appearing in the record at the The Royal Hospital Kilmainham/IMMA Irish Museum of Modern Art.

There is a reference to a Mary Storey being recommended to the Royal Hospital board as an out pensioner in 1744 as having served in the army. No other details are provided in the governors records.

However, The Dublin Gazette issue 1569, that covers the dates Sunday 3rd to Tuesday the 6th of July 1742, mentions a court case in which a woman called Mary Fielding, aged over 70 years, was indicted as a vagabond. She claimed that she had served in the British Military for 27 years, posing as a man. Her testimony was believed by the court. She was aquitted of all charges and recommended to the care of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Could Mary Storey and Mary Fielding possibly be the same person?

IMMA's latest episode reflecting on the site of the Hospitaller Priory has been released.

Listen to IMMA PAST FUTURES #5: Drawing On Past Landscapes with Anne Hodge by IMMA Ireland on

IMMA PAST FUTURES #5: Drawing On Past Landscapes with Anne Hodge IMMA PAST FUTURES is a new heritage podcasts series supported by the Heritage Council Heritage Stewardship Fund 2022. The series is co-hosted by IMMA’s VET Heritage Researcher and Historian, Barry Keh

The Priory illustration has been published! Over 12 months of focused research with an extensive expert group working with illustrator Stephen Conlin has reconstructed Kilmainham in the early 14th Century. IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art, OPW - Office of Public Works, Dublin City Council

DCC Unveils Artist’s Reconstruction of Medieval Priory in Kilmainham ​​​​​​​Dublin City Council and partners are pleased to announce the digital launch of the artist’s reconstruction of St John’s Priory, Kilmainham by Stephen Conlin, as part of the Dublin Festival of History 2022.

Stopped by Kilteel Castle today to look at the old Knights Hospitaller preceptory. It had a massive footprint stretching across the fields behind the tower. Today it's on a private farm and wasn't accessible. There are several standing fragments of structures still dotted around the fields that are clearly visible from the road.

The first Episode of the IMMA heritage podcasts funded by the Heritage Council Heritage Stewardship Fund 2022 has been released.

Listen to IMMA PAST FUTURES - #1 Gate to Gate - A Land Walk of the Site by IMMA Ireland on
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IMMA PAST FUTURES - #1 Gate to Gate - A Land Walk of the Site IMMA PAST FUTURES is a new heritage podcasts series supported by the Heritage Council Heritage Stewardship Fund 2022 and will be released in conjunction with the National Heritage Week programme in Au

The mystery of the note in the Bodleian Library manuscript by James Ware was solved by Dr Paolo Virtuani. James Ware some time in the 1640's drew a rough sketch of a coloured window motif he had seen repeated in many windows of the priory before its demolition in 1612. The image of a hand descending from clouds and holding an anchor that appeared in several windows of the priory is a lesser known family crest of the Rawson family. John Rawson (later 1st Viscount Clontarf) was the last Prior of Kilmainham who surrenderd the Priory and its lands to Henry VIII at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries. It is a further example of the decline of the Hospitaller order before its final surrender that the chief Prior decorated the Priory with his own personal crest. He was also a man who took his oath of celibacy with a grain of salt as he fathered 3 recognised illigitimate children who inherited Priory lands through their father. Kilteel Castle in County Kildare is one of the castles still in existence that he left to his natural daughter Mary.

The meaning or origin of the word "Athema" appearing also in the window design still remains an unknown. Ware speculated it referred to "anathema" and in an older use the word could mean an offering set apart for God, perhaps originating from the Greek "A Thema" (Colum Kenny).

IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art is currently in pre-production for our new heritage podcast series supported by The Heritage Council Stewardship fund 2022 that will explore the ancient site of the museum and expose the deep and diverse histoies of our site.

https://imma.ie/whats-on/imma-past-futures-podcast/

IMMA Past Futures Podcast - IMMA IMMA PAST FUTURES is a new heritage podcasts series supported by the Heritage Council Heritage Stewardship Fund 2022 and will be released in conjunction with the National Heritage Week programme in August 2022. The site of the Royal Hospital/IMMA has been of exceptional importance in terms of local....

Based on the combined geophysics reports of the RHK Meadow in 2012 and Bully's Acre in 2022, and Malton's map of Dublin in 1610 (printed in 1792), a new theory places the Priory castle largely to the north of Bully's Acre on a southwest-northeast by southeast-northwest axis.

Thank you to all who attended the talk in the grounds of IMMA/RHK yesterday evening on our search for the Lost priory. The weather held out and we even finished in Sunshine! We will hopefully be hosting an event to launch DCC Archaeology's illustration of the Priory by Stephen Conlin later this year

There will be a gate to gate talk on the search for the Lost Priory by Barry Kehoe (IMMA Visitor Engagement- Heritage Research and Development) through the grounds of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Friday 24th 6:30pm. There are limited spaces so booking is advised.

To book a spot follow the link below

IMMA Outdoors: Heritage Talk - IMMA Join Barry Kehoe, historian and member of IMMA’s Visitor Engagement Team, for a bespoke walking lecture from the East to West Gates of the IMMA and Royal Hospital Kilmainham. During this heritage tour, Barry will discuss his ongoing research to locate the medieval Priory of the Knights Hospitaller...

The geophysical survey of Bully's Acre has revealed a possible early monastic enclosure in the cemetery and the eastern boundary ditch of a settlement that ran as a large curvilinear ditch from Bully's Acre across the South Circular Road and under the hilton Hotel.

The combined geophysical survey of the RHK Meadow from 2012 (12R0125) and the Geophysical Survey of Bully's Acre (22R0040) reveal a surprising picture in terms of the orientation of human occupation of the site. Bully's Acre appears to have been the site of human habitation with dense layers of archaeology reflecting centuries of use.

Combining the two surveys reveals a series of orthogonal anomalies forming a large rectangular footprint that runs from the north end of Bully's Acre into the adjacent military cemetery and would more than likely have extended out across St John's Road West, the South Circular road and the railway culvert.

There is the possibility that this orthogonal series of aligned anomalies reveals the position of the innercastle of the Hospitaller Priory. This makes James Malton's 1792 representation of the Kilmainham Priory in his 1610 map of Dublin a very interesting representation as it reflects the orientation of the orthogonal anomalies in the Geophysics.

In this position the priory is brought closer to the ford/bridge over the liffey at island bridge and lines up with 16th century documentary evidence that describes a priory tower overhanging the bridge across the liffey.

The Geophyical survey of Bully's Acre has revealed extensive archaeological remains under the entire graveyard. An extraordinary and unexpected result was that the alignment of human occupation was dictated by an ancient enclosure ditch that runs across the cemetery on a southwest/northeast alignment.

There is evidence of a large orthogonal stone and compact feature with both probable and possible structures also running along a southwest-northeast by southeast-northwest alignment that would have continued out under St Johns Road West and across the railway culvert.

The substantial central ditch also has a sub enclosure situated in the centre of the graveyard with two round dwellings indicated within the sub enclosure most likely predating the Priory complex.

It would appear from the geophysics that what appears to be the inner castle of the priory had towers at the cardinal points north, east, west and south and was aligned on a southwest-northeast by southeast-northwest axis.

In the north part of the cemetery in the centre along its North wall there is a probable structure with compacted stone features extending from it at right angles running north east and north west into the military cemetery. The features running north west includes possible orthogonal dwellings.

Surprisingly this situates a large part of the castle of the priory lying across the northern slope of the terrace as it descends towards the liffey. In constructing the priory it is possible that the hospitallers respected the prior occupation and structures/dwellings on the site that occupied the top of the kilmainham terrace and may have had monastic origins.

Curiously in 1792 Malton produced an engraving of a map of Dublin as it would have appeared in 1610. It was largely based on John Speed's 1610 map of the city. However Malton extended the map westward to include Kilmainham and he depicts the Priory/Kilmainham castle as a large orthogonal complex on a southwest by northeast alignment. Perhaps Sir John Trail the surveyor constructing Kilmainham gaol and responsible for building the cemetery walls in 1795 had surveyed the site when the priory footprint was still visible on the site and Malton was also aware of this.

This Francis Place drawing from 1698 of Dublin from the phoenix Park clearly shows the northern end of the 5 colonial acres set aside for John Temple, later acquired by William Robison, on the west part of the Manor of Kilmainham, bordered by the liffey to the North and Islandbridge road to the west. Vivien Igoe in the Irish Arts Review identified the buildings visible closest to the river. Davies' Brewery, Alderman Michael Mitchel's house and William Robinsons house and servants quarters. The bridge in the drawing is Sir Henry Sydney's Bridge built in 1577 and dating to the period that the Priory Castle was the Lords Deputy residence. The larger central buttress could have contained a shrine. A typical feature of older bridges and may have served as a defensive element to close and blockade the bridge from hostile forces.

This is a great resource and a fantastic piece of research that visually surveyed the Officers Cemetery and Bully's Acre, recording the remaining standing headstones locations and inscriptions. A brilliant work by Sean Murphy.

https://www.academia.edu/9874193/Bullys_Acre_and_Royal_Hospital_Kilmainham_Graveyards_History_and_Inscriptions

Bully's Acre and Royal Hospital Kilmainham Graveyards: History and Inscriptions Kilmainham, County Dublin, was the site first of a monastery founded by St Maignenn in the seventh century, then of a Priory of Knights Hospitallers founded in 1174. In the 1680s the Royal Hospital, a home for old soldiers, was opened on the site,

This is a great publication from FMD- Friends of Medieval Dublin. In this edition number IX, Linzi Simpson writes about Paddy Healy's dig along the North West Edge of Bully's Acre that revealed a fosse and demolition debris from the time of the Priory. We can safely say due to Healy's discovery and Gerhard Bersu's excavations in the Meadow that recovered Prory debris at the western most end of the meadow that a large part of the Priory was situated somewhere between the western end of the meadow and the western boundary of Bully's Acre.

Another brilliant book full of great details of the people and
socio-economic life of the areas of Kilmainham and Inchicore. Seosamh Ó Broin has produced an epic book of great detail that really brings the history of the western suburbs of Dublin city to life.

Another brilliant work on the history of Kilmainham. Colum Kenny's book is excellently researched and the endnotes alone have led to many discoveries as we delve into the site heritage. IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art OPW - Office of Public Works RHK Royal Hospital Kilmainham

A great study of ecclesiastic floor tiles found in Ireland.

Eames and Fanning in their study note 10 tile types found in Kilmainham and held in the National Museum of Ireland. Since the publication in 1988 three other types were uncovered by Paddy Healy in 1989 during road widening. In 1998 one single tile fragment, another type, was recovered during works around the Deputy Masters House at the east end of the grounds. This brings the total tile types recovered to 14.

Healy recovered 18 individual tile fragments at the north western corner of Bully's Acre during road widening. In 1948 Gerhard Bersu retrieved 22 individual tile fragments from the East side of Bully's Acre Just outside the cemetery wall in the Meadow. One tile fragment was recovered in 1998 from the Deputy Master's House. Three more tile fragments were recovered from the haha wall along the western avenue at the western end in 2017.

Several tiles (now missing) were presented to the Royal Antiquity Society of Kilkenny in 1859 by a serving officer in Kilmainham, a Captain Moore. These were reportedly recovered from around the vicinity of the Cross Shaft, now in Bully's Acre.

The sheer variety and number of tiles recovered hint at the massive scale and extreme wealth of the Hospitallers Priory in Kilmainham.

A video made last year to give the IMMA International Summer School on Art and Politics attendees a general introduction to the site of Kilmainham. The summer school focused on the theme of "containment" and the video reflects this. The making of this video was the beginnings of the research project that led to a more intensive search for the location of the Knights Hospitallers Priory. We have learnt a lot more detail since this video was recorded in 2021 and hope to produce an updated presentation this year.

https://youtu.be/68n8lgt7RPs

12 March 2022 IMMA heritage video for the IMMA Summer school "Containment" 2021.

Settling in for a read on the greatest Prior to govern Kilmainham hot off the shelf from Mayo Books .

The Alice Kyteler story is fascinating and it's incredible to think she was given protection in the Priory at Kilmainham now the site of IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art by the Knights Hospitallers when being accused of Witchcraft.

The Parish Church of Kilmainham was annexed to the Priory of the Knights Hospitallers. It was dedicated by them to St John the Baptist and was probably previously dedicated to St Maighneann. There is a record of both feast days, 18th December St Maighneann's day and 24th June St John's day being celebrated in Kilmainham up until the mid 19th century.

The Extent of Kilmainham at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries in 1541 describes the church as large with a southern chapel. It was thought over large and expensive to upkeep after the loss of the Hospitallers finances and population to maintain it and the authors of the Extent recommended the southern chapel be thrown down, most likely as it was built to serve the Hospitallers and was no longer required..

"Just outside the curtilage was an over spacious church which was the parish church ; a chapel on the south side might be thrown down without any loss, and it needs ought to be thrown down for the parishioners were too poor to maintain the whole, and what would remain was enough for them."

In 1572 a report now lost indicated that the church was unroofed and the chapel was still standing but was being used as a stable.

The final remnants of the chapel were removed in 1680 and used in building the walls of the chapel of the Royal Hospital.

The southern chapel was most likely added by the Hospitallers to the parish church for their conventual needs and the chapel would have provided a private space for their own worship within the existing church. It could have been divided by a wooden screen or left open but with a very distinct designation within the church.

An entry in the 14th century Registrum mentions the chapel and a cleric that previously held priestly duties in the same house, perhaps suggesting the main conventual chapel and the church were two parts of the same building:

"To all, &c., you shall know, &c., our old brother John of Kirton, our brother and his continuous service in the divine labors, considering with pious compassion the same brother J. of Kilmaynan foresaw for the remainder of his future life in our house of Kilmaynan. So that he may serve our chapel within the same house as he had previously done in the priestly office, and that he may first perceive in each one as it should be. Nor shall he be forced to be removed to another place without the mere pleasure of his own."

There is also a reference to another chapel within the house of kilmainham:

"We also granted to the same William to have and hold that chamber above the chapel in our house of Kilmaynan for his whole life, with free entry and exit and all easements pertaining to it."

St Audoen's Church in the centre of what was medieval Dublin is a church that housed several spaces of shared worship for the city trade guilds the largest being the guild of St Anne.

This article by Catherine Hundley explains a site of shared worship within parish churches annexed by the military orders very well.

https://courtauld.ac.uk/research/research-resources/publications/courtauld-books-online/parish-church/shared-space-templars-hospitallers-and-the-english-parish-church/

Shared Space: Templars, Hospitallers, and the English Parish Church Catherine E. Hundley