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.


Monday, 26 August 2024

Our Lady of the Oak at St Martin’s in Norwich


Entering in to Norwich itself the pilgrimage goes to the remains of the church of St Martin in the northern part of the medieval city, across the Wensum from the cathedral and castle, and the main trading area.

In my earlier articles about this shrine I also wrote about the wider tradition of statues of the Virgin in trees, either commemorating an apparition or simply explained as where the statue was found. This can be accessed at Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of the Oak at St Martin’s Norwich

May Our Lady of the Oak pray for The King and all the Royal Family and for us all.


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