Exeter Greyfriars was a

Franciscan The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent Religious institute, religious orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor bei ...

friary A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may ...

Exeter Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter w ...

Devon Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...

, England. It was founded in the earlier part of the 13th century, before 1240, and was dissolved in 1538.Historic England Research Records: Exeter Greyfriars
/ref>A.G. Little and R.C. Easterling: ''The Franciscans and Dominicans of Exeter''. History of Exeter Research Group, Monograph No. 3. A. G. Wheaton, 1927 Excavations have revealed burials and some remains of the structures.

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Monasteries in Devon Buildings and structures in Exeter History of Exeter Franciscan monasteries in England {{UK-Christian-monastery-stub

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