Blackfriars, derived from Black Friars, a common name for the

Dominican Order The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...

of friars, may refer to:

England

Blackfriars, Bristol Blackfriars, Bristol was a Dominican priory in Broadmead, Bristol, England. It was founded by Maurice de Gaunt in 1227 or 1228. Llywelyn ap Dafydd, son of Dafydd ap Gruffydd, the last native Prince of Wales, was buried in the cemetery of the prio ...

, a former priory in Bristol *

Blackfriars, Canterbury Blackfriars, Canterbury was a friary of the Dominican Order in Kent, England. Founded in 1237 it lay either side of the River Stour in the west of the city, adjacent to where the Marlowe Theatre The Marlowe Theatre is a 1,200-seat theatre ...

, a former monastery in Kent *

Blackfriars, Gloucester Blackfriars, Gloucester, England, founded about 1239, is one of the most complete surviving Dominican black friaries in England. His widow, Anne Hooper and other Blackfriars clergy were exiled abroad. Hooper and her daughter, Rachel, died in F ...

, a former priory in Gloucestershire *

Blackfriars, Greater Manchester Blackfriars is an inner-city area and part of the Blackfriars and trinity ward of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated along the banks of the River Irwell, close to the traditional centre of Salford at Greengate, between Manche ...

, an inner city area of Salford *

Blackfriars, Leicester Blackfriars Leicester is a former Dominican Order, Dominican Friary in Leicester, England. History The friary was founded in 1284 by the Earl of Leicester, and was constructed on an island formed by the River Soar.Blackfriars, London Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London. Blackfriars Priory The name is first visible today in records of 1317 in many orthographies. Friar evolved from la, frater as french: frère has, mea ...

, site of a former priory in the City of London *

Blackfriars, Newcastle upon Tyne Blackfriars is a restored Listed building, Grade I listed 13th-century friary in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, located in the city centre, close to the city's Chinatown, Newcastle, Chinatown. Early history During the early y ...

, a former priory in Tyne and Wear *

Blackfriars, Oxford Blackfriars Priory (formally the Priory of the Holy Spirit) is a Dominican religious community in Oxford, England. It houses two educational institutions: Blackfriars Studium, the centre of theological studies of the English Province of the D ...

, a Dominican priory and Hall of the University of Oxford, Oxfordshire *

Cambridge Blackfriars Cambridge Blackfriars is a priory of the Dominican Order in Cambridgeshire, England. It was established in 1238, dissolved in 1538 and re-established in 1938. It continues to operate as a Dominican priory and, in 2000, became the novitiate house ...

, a Dominican priory *

Derby Blackfriars Derby Black Friary, also known as Derby Dominican Priory, or Blackfriars, Derby, was a Dominican priory situated in the town of Derby, England. It was also named in different sources as a friary, monastery and convent, but was officially a prior ...

, a former priory in Derbyshire *

Exeter Blackfriars Exeter Blackfriars was a Dominican friary in the centre of Exeter, the county town of Devon in England. It was dissolved in 1538. Burials *John Dinham (1406–1458) and wife Joan Arches (daughter of Richard Arches) *Lady Isabel de Vere Courtena ...

, a former priory in Devon *

Ipswich Blackfriars Ipswich Blackfriars was a medieval religious house of Friars-preachers (Dominicans) in the town of Ipswich, Suffolk, England, founded in 1263 by King Henry III and dissolved in 1538. It was the second of the three friaries established in the tow ...

, a former priory in Suffolk

Scotland

Blackfriars, Montrose The Church of the Friars Preachers of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Montrose, commonly called Blackfriars, was a mendicant friary of the Dominican Order founded in the 13th century at Montrose, Scotland. The ''Chronica Extracta'' claimed that it was ...

, a former priory at Montrose, Scotland *

Blackfriars, Perth The Church of the Friars Preachers of Blessed Virgin and Saint Dominic at Perth, commonly called "Blackfriars", was a mendicant friary of the Dominican Order of the Catholic Church founded in the 13th century at Perth, Scotland. The Dominican ...

, a former priory at Perth, Scotland

Other uses

Australia

Blackfriars Priory School Blackfriars Priory School is a private Roman Catholic school for boys situated in Prospect, an inner-northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is conducted by the Dominican Friars of the Province of the Assumption. History The school op ...

, a Dominican school in Prospect, South Australia

England

Blackfriars station Blackfriars, also known as London Blackfriars, is a central London railway station and connected London Underground station in the City of London. It provides Thameslink services: local (from North to South London), and regional (Bedford and ...

, a railway station in the City of London *

Blackfriars Theatre Blackfriars Theatre was the name given to two separate theatres located in the former Blackfriars Dominican priory in the City of London during the Renaissance. The first theatre began as a venue for the Children of the Chapel Royal, child acto ...

, the name of two theatres which once stood in London *

Blackfriars Arts Centre Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre is a theatre and community centre situated in Spain Lane, Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The building is a remaining part of a mediaeval friary. Building Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centree is Grade II* list ...

, an arts centre in Boston, England *

Blackfriars Bridge Blackfriars Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge, carrying the A201 road. The north end is in the City of London near the Inns of Court and Temple Chu ...

, a bridge over the River Thames in London *

Blackfriars Bridge, Manchester Blackfriars Bridge is a stone arch bridge in Greater Manchester, England. Completed in 1820, it crosses the River Irwell, connecting Salford to Manchester. It replaced an earlier wooden footbridge, built in 1761 by a company of comedians who ...

, a bridge over the River Irwell in Manchester *

Blackfriars Bridge railway station Blackfriars, also known as London Blackfriars, is a central London railway station and connected London Underground station in the City of London. It provides Thameslink services: local (from North to South London), and regional (Bedford and ...

a former London railway station named after the London bridge. * ''

New Blackfriars ''New Blackfriars'' is an academic journal published by John Wiley & Sons that is formally linked with the English Province of the Order of Preachers (also known as the Dominican Order). The journal was launched in 1920 as a monthly review called ...

'', a theological journal formerly called ''Blackfriars''

Scotland

* Blackfriars, the name of a house at

Robert Gordon's College Robert Gordon's College is a co-educational Independent school (UK) for day pupils in Aberdeen, Scotland. The school caters for pupils from Nursery through to S6. History Robert Gordon, an Aberdeen merchant, made his fortune in 18th century ...

, Aberdeen

Elsewhere

Blackfriars Playhouse The American Shakespeare Center (ASC) is a regional theatre company located in Staunton, Virginia, that focuses on the plays of William Shakespeare; his contemporaries Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher, Christopher Marlowe; and works related ...

, the American Shakespeare Center's theatre in Staunton, Virginia {{disambiguation, geo