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Following this thread, I've now encountered a brief account of John of Bridlington in the Catholic Encyclopedia ( http://www.knight.org/advent/cathen/15105b.htm ). Very interesting, but I note the claim that 'The saint's feast is observed by the canons regular on 9 October', so whence the 21st? Ian Tompkins At 10:37 21/10/99 +0100, you wrote: >Is the following relevant? > >Peck, Helen Margaret, Sister >The prophecy of John of Bridlington >Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1930 > >According to the copac search engine, Birmingham has a copy (England that >is, not Alabama). > >Ian Tompkins > >At 10:21 21/10/99 +0100, you wrote: >> >>> Frideswide, virgin (735): Patron of Oxford; probably founded a >>> monastery >>> in the area, which was refounded by Augustinian canons regular in the >>> >>> twelfth century. >> >>And author of The Treacle Well. >> >>Today, 21st October, is the feast of a local saint, John of >>Bridlington. He was a 14th century Augustinian Canon at Bridlington. >>Elected prior, he persuaded his brethren to have another election and >>pick someone else. When the office again fell vacant, he was prevailed >>upon to accept it. A humble man of prayer. But no doubt one of our >>learned members has written a thesis on him? >> >>The Supple Doctor. Ian G Tompkins, MA, BD, DPhil Administrative Assistant Academic Registrar's Office ~~~~~~~~ Warden Neuadd Penbryn - Penbryn Hall ~~~~~~~~ Prifysgol Cymru - The University of Wales Aberystwyth ~~~~~~~~ Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: (01970-62)2047(day); 2900(eve) Web: http://www.aber.ac.uk/~igt %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%