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[[File:Grey Friars plaque London.jpg|thumb|190px|Blue plaque marking the site of the London Greyfriars]]
[[File:Grey Friars plaque London.jpg|thumb|190px|Blue plaque marking the site of the London Greyfriars]]
In [[London]], the '''Greyfriars''' was a monastic establishment that existed from 1225 to 1538 on a site at the North-East of the [[City of London]] by [[Newgate]]. The establishment included a conventual church that was one of the largest in London; a ''studium'' or regional university; and an extensive library of logical and theological texts. It was an intellectual centre of the early fourteenth century, rivalling only [[Oxford university]] in importance. Members of the community included [[William of Ockham]], [[Walter Chatton]] and [[Adam Wodeham]]. It flourished in the fourteenth and fifteenth century, but was dissolved in 1538 at the instigation of [[Henry VIII]]. [[Christ's Hospital]], and [[Christ Church Greyfriars|Christ Church]] (by [[Christopher Wren]]) were later built on its site. The building currently standing on the site is currently occupied by [[Merrill Lynch International]].
In [[London]], the '''Greyfriars''' was a monastic establishment that existed from 1225 to 1538 on a site at the North-East of the [[City of London]] by [[Newgate]]. The establishment included a conventual church that was one of the largest in London; a ''studium'' or regional university; and an extensive library of logical and theological texts. It was an intellectual centre of the early fourteenth century, rivalling only [[Oxford university]] in importance. Members of the community included [[William of Ockham]], [[Walter Chatton]] and [[Adam Wodeham]]. It flourished in the fourteenth and fifteenth century, but was dissolved in 1538 at the instigation of [[Henry VIII]]. [[Christ's Hospital]], and [[Christ Church Greyfriars|Christ Church]] (by [[Christopher Wren]]) were later built on its site. The building currently standing on the site is currently occupied by [[Merrill Lynch International]].
