St John's Priory, Kilkenny
Mainistir Sheáin | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | The Priory Church of Saint John, Kilkenny |
| Other names | St John's Priory Without the Walls The Lantern of Ireland |
| Order | Canons Regular (Augustinians) |
| Established | 1212 (as Church of Ireland: 1817 |
| Disestablished | 1691 |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cashel and Ossory (Formerly Ossory) |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Late Gothic |
| Site | |
| Location | John Street, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny |
| Coordinates | 52°39′14″N 7°14′54″W / 52.653848°N 7.248448°W |
| Public access | Yes |
| Official name | St John's Abbey (Kilkenny) |
| Reference no. | 344 & 331 |
St John's Priory, is a medieval Augustinian priory and National Monument located in Kilkenny City, Ireland. The Lady Chapel of the priory is now used as a parish church of the Church of Ireland.