Hospital of St Thomas of Acre

The Hospital of St Thomas of Acre was the medieval London headquarters of the Knights of Saint Thomas, founded as a church in 1227^[1] in the parish of St Mary Colechurch, birthplace of the order's patron saint, Saint Thomas Becket. From the 14th century, it was the main headquarters of the military order.^[2]

Hospital of St. Thomas of Acre
Location	City of London
Country	England
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Founded	1227

In 1512, the Worshipful Company of Mercers bought from the order a site by the church on which to build its hall. In 1514, it formally became the order's patron.^[3]

In 1538, during the Protestant Reformation, the order was dissolved. The properties were forfeited to the crown and subsequently acquired by the Mercers in exchange for various payments, rents, and undertakings.^[4]

Burials

• John Alleyn
• Joan Butler, Countess of Ormond, in the Mercers' Chapel
• Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond, in the Mercers' Chapel