Home›Christian Sites›Part OfBrowse ByPart OfThis page groups sacred sites by the wider pilgrimage network they belong to. Wikipedia notes that "over the course of the Middle Ages, other religious structures acquired relics and became destinations for pilgrimage," joining an expanding network of holy places. Browsing this way lets a visitor see the larger route or network a given site is part of.FactsLearn MorePart OfSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedPlaces of the Gospel narrative in the Holy Land, the tombs of apostles and saints, and the cathedrals, monasteries and shrines that grew from them. The group spans Catholic, Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Protestant Christianity, whose accounts of what makes a place holy differ sharply: the Reformation broke with relics and pilgrimage, so some members are holy to some Christians only. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreThe holy places of Christianity This group gathers the sacred sites of Christianity, the most numerous in the atlas, reflecting two thousand years of church-building, pilgrimage and the veneration of holy places across the globe. Christian sacred geography centres above all on the scenes of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus in the Holy Land, and radiates outward to the tombs of apostles and saints, great cathedrals and pilgrimage shrines. The browser will find sites bound to the Gospel narrative in Jerusalem and the Holy Land, the apostolic centres of Rome and beyond, and the pilgrimage destinations that drew the medieval and modern faithful. The entries describe each place's religious associations and history across the different Christian traditions.Part OfFilter Results1 entryLegal StatusAllCarried out through acts of the English Parliament: the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535/36 (the 1536 Act) dissolving smaller monasteries, followed by further acts and voluntary or coerced surrenders extending through the larger houses by 1541. (1)Period End YearAll1541 (1)Period Start YearAll1536 (1)Principal PartiesAllKing Henry VIII, who authorized the dissolution partly to fund the crown and resolve his break with Rome, and Thomas Cromwell, his chief minister, who directed the 1535 Valor Ecclesiasticus survey and oversaw the dissolution's administration. (1)What It SettledAllThe World History Encyclopedia records that the crown gained roughly 1.3 million pounds from the dissolution, against a pre-dissolution English church annual income Cromwell's Valor Ecclesiasticus put as high as 360,000 pounds; much of the seized land was subsequently sold off cheaply to the nobility and gentry, or spent on foreign wars, rather than retained by the crown. (1)When It HappenedAll1536 to 1541. The 1535 Valor Ecclesiasticus survey preceded and informed the process; the Act for the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries followed in 1536, targeting religious houses with an annual income under 200 pounds, and the larger houses, Glastonbury Abbey among them, were dissolved between 1538 and 1541. (1)Where It HappenedAllEngland and Wales, under the authority of the Kingdom of England. (1)Dissolution of the MonasteriesPart Of1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Pilgrimage in Medieval Englandtier 1Diana Webb, Hambledon and London, 2000Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.