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, 22 May 2026

Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of Pity in the Rock at Dover


The Pilgrimage now returns to Kent for visits to another four shrines.

The first of these is the now lost one of Our Lady of Pity intgeRoch close to the harbour in Dover. This was especially frequented by travellers to and from Calais and the continent, either seeking a safe crossing or giving thanks for one.

My previous posts with a detailed account I wrote in 2020 and other links can be accessed from Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of Pity in the Rock at Dover

To those I would add an article from the website of Dover Museun which gives more detail about the decay of the site from the later sixteenth century and its final destruction in the early nineteenth century. This can be seen  at Archcliffe Chapel Biography.



The embarkation of King Henry VIII at Dover for the Field of Cloth of Gold in 1520
This painting dated to 1520-40 shows Dover harbour and the castle at a time when the shrine of Our Lady was still actively frequented by travellers
 
Image: Royal Collection and Wikipedia

May Our Lady of Pity in the Rock at Dover intercede for us and our intentions

Jesu mercy, Mary pray
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