Sele Priory was a medieval monastic house in West Sussex

West Sussex

West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...

, England

England

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It was a Benedictine Order priory founded before 1126 and was dedicated to St Peter. It was a dependant priory

Priory

A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...

 of the abbey of St Florent in Saumur

Saumur

Saumur is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.The historic town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgueil, Coteaux du Layon, etc...

, France, and was thus considered an alien priory

Alien priory

Alien priories were religious establishments in England, such as a monastery or convent, which were under the control of another religious house outside of England...

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The house was associated with the Braose family

Braose family

The Braose family was a prominent family of Anglo-Norman nobles originating in Briouze, near Argentan, Orne. Members of this family played a significant part in the Norman Conquest of England and subsequent power struggles in England, Wales and Ireland in the 11th to 14th centuries.Several of the...

 from its foundation, and continued to receive gifts from members of the family, including the founder of the family, William de Braose

William de Braose, 1st Lord of Bramber

William de Braose , First Lord of Bramber was previously lord of Briouze, Normandy. He was granted lands in England by William the Conqueror soon after he and his followers had invaded and controlled Saxon England.- Norman victor :De Braose was given extensive lands in Sussex by 1073...

, his son Philip de Braose

Philip de Braose

Philip de Braose, 2nd Lord of Bramber was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and Marcher Lord.-Early career:His father, William de Braose had participated in the victory at the Battle of Hastings in support of William the Conqueror. He had been rewarded with a barony and lands in Sussex and the Welsh Marches...

, and their descendents John de Braose

John de Braose

John de Braose , known as Tadody to the Welsh, was the Lord of Bramber and Gower.-Re-establishment of the de Braose dynasty :John re-established the senior branch of the de Braose dynasty....

 and William de Braose, 1st Baron Braose

William de Braose, 1st Baron Braose

William de Braose, was the first Baron Braose, as well as Lord of Gower and Lord of Bramber....

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In 1396 the priory was allowed to become a native religious house, losing all ties to Saumur except an annual payment of 11 marks

Mark (money)

Mark was a measure of weight mainly for gold and silver, commonly used throughout western Europe and often equivalent to 8 ounces. Considerable variations, however, occurred throughout the Middle Ages Mark (from a merging of three Teutonic/Germanic languages words, Latinized in 9th century...

. In 1459 William Waynflete

William Waynflete

William Waynflete , born William Patten, was Bishop of Winchester from 1447 to 1486, and Lord Chancellor of England from 1456 to 1460. He is best remembered as the founder of Magdalen College and Magdalen College School in Oxford....

, the Bishop of Winchester

Bishop of Winchester

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 acquired the patronage of the priory. He then incorporated the priory into his new foundation of Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College, Oxford

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, although the actual dissolution of the priory did not take place until 1480, when the last monk was pensioned.