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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Lawrence (d. 1180; in Irish, Lorcán Ua Tuathail) was abbot of Glendalough before becoming archbishop of Dublin in 1162. The Anglo-Norman conquest of Leinster and Meath took place some eight years later and Lawrence spent much of his pontificate as a subject of Henry II, with whom he had to negotiate on a variety of matters. He had a reputation among non-Irish (including Gerald of Wales) for being very zealous for his people; he was also something of a reformer. By 1176/77 Lawrence had introduced canons regular into that city's cathedral. In 1179 he took part in the Third Lateran Council, returned to Ireland as the resident papal legate, and held at least one synod to promote the council's decrees. In late October or early November of the following year Lawrence traveled to Normandy to conduct some business with Henry. While there he resided with the canons regular of Eu and it was at Eu that he died on this day and was buried. By 1191 both that house and the church in Ireland were seeking his canonization. Lawrence's miracles were collected, petitions for his canonization were laid before a succession of popes, and his cause was successful in 1225 under Honorius III. Shortly after Lawrence's canonization the first of his several Vitae was composed (BHL 4743, etc.; all seemingly written at Eu). Lawrence is Dublin's patron saint. Today (14. November) is his feast day in the Church of Ireland dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough and in the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Dublin. It is also his day of commemoration in the Roman Martyrology. Prior to its reported theft in 2012 a wooden reliquary said to contain Lawrence's heart was displayed in Dublin's Trinity Cathedral (a.k.a. Christ Church), a property of the Church of Ireland: http://tinyurl.com/33nw628 http://farm1.static.flickr.com/71/160069454_61e5835e6b_z.jpg Lawrence O'Toole as portrayed in a thirteenth-century gisant on his tomb in the crypt of the église collégiale Notre-Dame et Saint-Laurent at Eu (Seine-Maritime): http://tinyurl.com/jncm2dw Detail view: http://tinyurl.com/gufxp5x Those photographs were taken in May 2015. This view of the gisant from a different angle was taken in 2012: http://www.ipernity.com/doc/philippe_28/30293981 Best, John Dillon ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe 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: unsubscribe 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/medieval-religion