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Margaret Pygot

1400 – 1474

Prioress of Carrow (d. in or after 1474)

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About Margaret Pygot

Lived 1400 – 1474. Margaret Pygot was an English prior and nun.

Margaret Pygot ( – in 1474 or after) was an English prioress of Carrow Abbey. She put the Abbey on a firm financial footing.

Life Land in Norwich had been given by King Stephen to provide for nuns, and it was founded in 1146. Edith Wilton had been a successful prioress and she had died in 1430. One of her successors was not so successful at running the priory and Thomas Wetherby had been appointed by the bishop to manage the priory. In 1444 Margaret Pigot was promoted to the Prioress. She had been at the convent for some years and had been promoted to be a cellarer in 1442. Her sister Alice was a supporter and there was another relative, Agnes, who gave some money. (see below). Julian of Norwich had been a noted anchoress in St Julian's Church in Norwich. This church was associated with the abbey. Julian of Norwich died in or around 1416 but the anchoress's cell in the corner of the churchyard did not remain empty. During Pygot's time, the anchoress there was Julian(a) Lampit or Lampett. She was there for fifty years from 1428 until 1478.

Pygot's death date is unclear but she was alive in 1474 and she was buried at the abbey.

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Important facts

Born
1400
Birth century
Died
1474
Occupation
Prior, nun
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Margaret Pygot?

prioress of Carrow (d. in or after 1474)

When was Margaret Pygot born?

Margaret Pygot was born in 1400.

When did Margaret Pygot die?

Margaret Pygot died in 1474.

What was Margaret Pygot's occupation?

Margaret Pygot was a prior and nun.

What nationality was Margaret Pygot?

Margaret Pygot was English.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Margaret Pygot

· Wikidata: Q19335537

· DBpedia: Margaret Pygot

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