A church on Varley Street (geograph 3656821)

Corpus Christi Priory was a

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, England.

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The Norbertine

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first came to Manchester in 1889 from the Belgian Abbey of Tongerlo and in the

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area of Manchester built Corpus Christi Basilica. The foundation stone of the church designed by William Telford Gunson was laid on 14 July 1906, by Bishop

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and it was opened the following year on 5 November 1907. The basilica was later designated a

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listed building. Corpus Christi became an independent canonry of the Premonstratensian order in 2004. The Norbertine Canons continued to serve Corpus Christi until 2007 when mounting repair and maintenance costs forced its closure. The final Mass was celebrated on 27 April 2007. The community initially relocated to

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, then to Our Lady Immaculate Church,

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, Essex, in 2008."History", Canons Regular of Prémontré, UK
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Premonstratensian Canons
Premonstratensian monasteries in England Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Minor basilicas in the United Kingdom 19th-century Christian monasteries 1889 establishments in England 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom {{UK-RC-church-stub

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