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David Knowles (Studley, Warwickshire 1896-1974) was an English Benedictine monk of Downside Abbey and historian. There is also a village in Wiltshire called Studley. Studley is a large Village and Civil parish in the Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Benedictine refers to the Spirituality and Consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in The Basilica of St Gregory the Great at Downside commonly known as Downside Abbey, is a Roman Catholic Benedictine Monastery and He became Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge in 1954, retiring in 1963. Regius Professor of Modern History is one of the senior professorships in History at Cambridge University. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the His works on monasticism in England, through to the dissolution of the monasteries, are taken as authoritative. Monasticism (from Greek μοναχός, monachos, derived from Greek monos, alone is the religious practice in which one The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded

He was born Michael Clive Knowles, David being a religious name, by which he was always known. He was educated at Downside College, Christ's College, Cambridge, and the Collegio Sant'Anselmo, Rome. Christ’s College is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge.

At Downside1923-1933, he was ordained. His research into the early monastic history of England was assisted by the library built up at Downside by Raymund Webster. [1]

He was a kind of influential activist who wished to change the pattern of life at Downside. He was transferred to Ealing Abbey, another teaching establishment. Ealing Abbey is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastic foundation in West London England and part of the English Benedictine Congregation This he left, becoming ex-claustrated. [2] He then became a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. Peterhouse is the oldest college in the University of Cambridge.

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  1. ^ Dom Daniel Rees - Obituaries, News - Independent.co.uk
  2. ^ Fools For God
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