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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Phyllis Jestice <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Waningus (d. 688 (or 683)) Waningus was the count of Calais. Together with St. Wandregiselus, he founded the monastery of Fontenelle (St-Wandrille) in 649 in the diocese of Rouen. ashamed to say i never knew where this important place actually was/is (thought that it was in Picardy or Flanders). i happened upon their interesting website: http://www.st-wandrille.com/ with a view of the precious "chapelle Saint-Saturnin," said to be of the 10th c.: http://www.st-wandrille.com/PictHTML/Cadre98A063.htm http://www.st-wandrille.com/PictHTML/Cadre98A064.htm http://www.st-wandrille.com/PictHTML/Cadre98A065.htm "Wandrille bâtit en l’honneur de saint Saturnin une église située sur le sommet d’une colline jadis riche en vignobles", Vie de saint Wandrille some impressive gothic ruins: http://www.st-wandrille.com/PictHTML/Cadre98A022.htm a "lavabo" from 1505, "chef-d’oeuvre d’élégance": http://www.st-wandrille.com/PictHTML/Cadre98A054.htm and some very nice 17th and 18th c. Maurist buildings: http://www.st-wandrille.com/PictHTML/Cadre98A037.htm http://www.st-wandrille.com/PictHTML/Cadre98A029.htm http://www.st-wandrille.com/PictHTML/Cadre98A068.htm apparently now home to a thriving Benedictine community. looks like it would be worth a visit. wish i could. best to all from here, christopher Christopher's Book Room Corporate Motto: "Will Sell Books for Food" Catalogues in Progress: RELIGION & THEOLOGY: http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BooksBrowse?page=LOW&lowcatid=10604308 MEDIEVAL HISTORY: http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BooksBrowse?page=LOW&lowcatid=10514133 MEDIEVAL ART & ARCHITECTURE: http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BooksBrowse?page=LOW&lowcatid=10514201 CHARTRES: http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BooksBrowse?page=LOW&lowcatid=10623032 OTHER SUBJECT AREAS: http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BooksBrowse?vendorclientid=807329&page=CLIENT ********************************************************************** 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