medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Bill East wrote:
>>
>> From: John Briggs
>> The church at Everingham
>> is indeed dedicated to St Everilda, but the Constable family who
>> acquired
>> the estate in the early 16th century were Roman Catholic, and they
>> are
>> probably responsible for peddling this nonsense.
>
> Pardon? Is that quite the language and attitude we expect on this list?
Just to clarify: nonsense is nonsense, regardless of who is peddling it.
>
>> There were plenty of nunneries
>> in the East Riding of Yorkshire, but I can't find a record of one at
>> Everingham.
>
> There is also a church dedicated to St Everilda in Upper (or is it
> Nether) Poppleton, just outside York.
It's Nether Poppleton, and it's the only other one. It would be interesting
to trace the origin of these two dedications - whether one influenced the
other, and whether either is responsible for the legend.
John Briggs
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