Once I was a clever boy learning the arts of Oxford... is a quotation from the verses written by Bishop Richard Fleming (c.1385-1431) for his tomb in Lincoln Cathedral. Fleming, the founder of Lincoln College in Oxford, is the subject of my research for a D. Phil., and, like me, a son of the West Riding. I have remarked in the past that I have a deeply meaningful on-going relationship with a dead fifteenth century bishop... it was Fleming who, in effect, enabled me to come to Oxford and to learn its arts, and for that I am immensely grateful.


Saturday, 17 August 2024

Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of the Four Tapers at St Albans


The itinerary now returns to the south east and a visit to the Benedictine abbey, now cathedral, of St Albans. 

The great church at St Albans is deservedly still a focus for pilgrims not only of the strictly devotional variety but in the wider sense of those motivated by a sense of history and fascination with all things medieval. A wonderful and intensely moving building.

The story of this particular shrine and its moves and restoration can be seen in the links in my article about it from last year at 
May Our Lady of the Four Tapers pray for The King and all the Royal Family and for us all


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