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I've been through the cartulary of this priory (ed. G. A. J. Hodgett, BRS 1971), and the church is always called simply St Katharine (pp. 5-13), though this may be the work of the editor (since the edition is a calendar). There is, however, a mention of "German son of Edmund de Creya, clerk" in 1275-6 (p.6). Keith On Fri, 9 Mar 2018 15:17:08 +0100, Gillian Fellows-Jensen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Christopher Brooke and Gillian Keir in their London 800-1216 (London1975) have a chapter on London parishes pp 122ff- showing a map with St Katherine Christchurch marked as no. 44 just ouside Holy Trinity Priory. The foundation of this prior is noted by Florence E. Harmer in Anglo-Saxon Writs (1952), p.232 explained as being near Aldgate. >This is perhaps the explanation you need. >Gillian >From: Keith Briggs >Sent: Friday, March 09, 2018 1:42 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [EPNL] St Katharine Cree (London) >>Whence comes the affix of St Katharine Cree? Wikipedia says: >> It took its name from the priory, "Cree" being a corrupted abbreviation of "Christ Church" >but no evidence is given. I don't find the name in the books about London street-names by Ekwall and Mills (though they do explain some other church-names). >Keith