Greyfriars
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Greyfriars may refer to:
- the FranciscanFranciscanMost Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
Order of Friars Minor, in particular the Conventual FranciscansConventual FranciscansThe Order of Friars Minor Conventual , commonly known as the Conventual Franciscans, is a branch of the order of Catholic Friars founded by Francis of Assisi in 1209.-History:... - Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, a church
- Greyfriars BobbyGreyfriars BobbyGreyfriars Bobby was a Skye Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner, John Gray , until he died himself on 14 January 1872...
, a renowned dog in Edinburgh - Greyfriars KirkyardGreyfriars KirkyardGreyfriars Kirkyard is the graveyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located at the southern edge of the Old Town, adjacent to George Heriot's School. Burials have been taking place since the late 16th century, and a number of notable Edinburgh residents are interred at...
, a graveyard in Edinburgh - Greyfriars, OxfordGreyfriars, OxfordGreyfriars, situated on the Iffley Road in East Oxford, was one of the smallest constituent Halls of the University of Oxford in England. Its previous status as a Permanent Private Hall referred to the fact that it was governed by an outside institution , rather than by its fellows as is a...
, a former Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford - Greyfriars, PrestonGreyfriars, PrestonGreyfriars is a largely residential suburban area of Preston, Lancashire and an electoral ward. It is nowadays usually considered to be a district of the larger suburb of Fulwood , but was historically separate as evidenced, for instance, in the name of the private home from which the name is...
, an electoral ward in Lancashire - Greyfriars SchoolGreyfriars SchoolGreyfriars School is a fictional English public school used as a setting in the long running series of stories by the writer Charles Hamilton, who wrote under the pen-name Frank Richards. Although the stories are focused on the Remove , whose most famous pupil was Billy Bunter, other characters...
, in fiction - Greyfriars, LondonGreyfriars, LondonIn London, the Greyfriars was a Franciscan friary that existed from 1225 to 1538 on a site at the North-East of the City of London by Newgate in the parish of St Nicholas in the Shambles. It was the second Franciscan religious house to be founded in the country...
, a former friary - Christ Church GreyfriarsChrist Church GreyfriarsChrist Church Greyfriars, also known as Christ Church Newgate, was an Anglican church located on Newgate Street, opposite St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. Built first in the gothic style, then in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren, it ranked among the City's most notable...
, in London - Greyfriars, Gloucester, the ruins of a monastery, also a street named after the same
- Greyfriars, BristolGreyfriars, BristolGreyfriars, in Bristol, England, was a Franciscan friary. The name Greyfriars derived from the grey robes worn by the friars. It was founded at some time before 1234, within the town walls and then moved to Lewin's Mead in 1250. The site included extensive gardens surrounded by a stone wall...
, a former monastic house.