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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >Beatrix of Aa (of Nazareth) .... entered the Cistercian order in 1216 at the age of 16. From 1237 on she was prioress of the nunnery Nazareth near Lier (Belgium). Aa *must* be a fake name, just to get top billing in the Yellow Pages. be that as it may, i'm wondering how common are these places (abbeys) which take the name of a site in the holy land.... the early 12th c. Benedictine foundation of "St. Mary of Josaphat [sic]" was at Lèves, in the valley of the Eure, just a mile or two downstream from Chartres, i.e., (very) roughly topographically analogous to the position of the abbey of "St. Mary of Jehosaphat" in the valley of the same name below Jerusalem (said to be the site of Her tomb, i believe). (later local tradition had it that the founder, newly-installed Bishop Godfrey of Lèves --on whose ancestral lands the house was built-- founded the place as fulfilment of a deal with the Pope by which he would be relieved of his vow to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, freeing him to take up the sea of Chartres instead. according to this version of things, he was already well on his way over-the-sees and in Rome when word reached him of Bishop Ivo's death and his own election. the story's a bit too pat, for my money, but.... i guess stranger things happened, in ces temps là.) does the list happen to know of any other such places, off the top of its collective head? best to all from the idly curious, christopher p.s. Many thanks for the response to the last Idle Question re the Minions of Mani --i'm still working on that one. ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html