As usual, I'm working from memory, so please forgive a certain vagueness, but on
the subject of Gilbert of Sempringham's age, I seem to remember from Brian Golding, Gilbert
and the Gilbertines, that it's likely that Gilbert only made it to a relatively youthful 102. The
book is very thorough, and there's a lot of documentation on Gilbert, so I suppose this is
likely to be reliable.
Sarah Salih
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