medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Phyllis Jestice wrote:
>
> Edmund of Abingdon (d. 1240) Edmund Rich (or "of Abingdon") was an
> English scholar and eloquent preacher. He was elected archbishop of
> Canterbury in 1233. E. was a royal advisor, but fell foul of Henry
> III because Henry supported a papal legate whom E. regarded as an
> interloper on his archiepiscopal rights. Things seem to have gotten
> rather exciting, with E. going to Rome and then excommunicating 17
> Canterbury monks on his return---only to have the excomm. lifted by
> the papal legate. Rome wouldn't support E. in his fight and he ended
> up leaving England in 1240, retiring to the monastery of Pontigny,
> where he died. He was canonized in 1247. St. Edmund's Hall at
> Oxford is named in E's honor, and tradition says it's built on the
> site of his tomb.
No, it doesn't. Tradition says that St Edmund Hall (no possessive, note)
was where he lived while lecturing at Oxford, and that he built the chapel
on the north side of the chancel of the church of St Peter-in-the-East. (St
Peter-in-the-East is now the library of Teddy Hall.) If he died in Pontigny
(actually, at Soisy), his tomb could hardly be in Oxford. His translation
feast is on 9 June - but he didn't move far...
John Briggs
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