medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Phyllis Jestice wrote:
>
> Today (4. December) is the feast day of:
>
> Osmund (d. 1099) Osmund was a kinsman of some sort to William the
> Conqueror. He came to England and became chancellor in 1072. In
> 1078 he was made bishop of Salisbury. He reorganized his diocese,
> put the Sarum (Salisbury) liturgical books into order, and
> established a body of cathedral clergy in the cathedral that he
> built. He was canonized in 1457, which, by the way, was the last
> canonization of an English saint until 1935.
1456. Although, somewhat surprisingly, he seems to make it onto the Sarum
Calendar only in 1480.
A Simple feast with double Invitatory.
John Briggs
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