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.


Friday, 16 May 2025

Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of Bolton in Durham Cathedral


The second shrine that is on the Pilgrimage in Durham Cathedral route is that of Our Lady of Bolton which was in the main cathedral.

Judging from the description that survives it appears to have of the same type as one which survive in churches of collections on the continent where the figure opens to disclose either the Godhead, as here, or those who find refuge in the Virgin’s intercession.

My article from last year with links to more details about the statue can be seen at Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of Bolton in Durham Cathedral

May Our Lady of Bolton pray for Pope Leo XIV

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