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A History of the County of Stafford
… to alienate some of the abbey's property, and the shrine and cult of St. Modwen were suppressed. 8 When the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… lodging house, possibly for pilgrims visiting St. Modwen's shrine. 9 The Borough The area of the borough created in the …
London Possessory Assizes
… same for the maintenance of a wax taper to burn before the shrine of St. Thomas at Canterbury. In virtue of this devise …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… where pilgrims used to stop on their way to Becket's shrine; and near it is a hill, called Oak-ofHonour Hill, from …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… England, but from every place in Christendom, to visit his shrine. From this source a rich fund was obtained for the … to Canterbury, where, prostrating himself before the shrine of the martyr, he submitted to be scourged by the … to the immense number of pilgrims who came to visit his shrine: according to the civic records, more than 100,000 …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… religious houses in it, especially its cathedral, from the shrine of St. Thomas Becket in it, which from its reputation … its religious foundations, 27 and the removal of Becket's shrine from hence, Canterbury continued in wealth and …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… of that archbishop's translation from his tomb to his shrine, and as such, was fixed on for this purpose, as the … the decay of them arising from the desacing of the shrine of this saint, and the demolishing of the religious …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… swords openly, in which manner they visited St. Thomas's shrine; of which proceedings, some citizens were immediately …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of the Welsh princes, and performed a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. David, in Pembrokeshire. In 1087, the sons of …
Staffordshire Historical Collections
… but speaks of her body being taken up and enclosed in a shrine in 708 A.D., nine years after its interment. This …