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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: Terri Morgan <[log in to unmask]> > Walter of Pontoise (d. 1095 or 1099) Walter was from Andainville (France). in Picarady (Somme), a few km. south of Abbeville. http://www.mapquest.com/?q=49.8933333333333,1.78583333333333&zoom=8 > He entered the Benedictine monastery of Rebais in northern France kinda. about 30 miles due east of Paris, in the Brie, Seine-et-Marne, diocese of Meaux. http://www.maplandia.com/france/ile-de-france/seine-et-marne/meaux/rebais/ >and a few years later became first abbot of the newly founded monastery of Pontoise near Paris. maybe only 20 miles or so from the Cité, not on the Seine, but on the Oise (site of a bridge, one might think) and, "on the Roman road, the Chaussée Jules César, between Lutetia(Paris) and Rotomagus (Rouen)." Chef-lieu of the Val d'Oise, historical capital of the Vexin. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=pontoise&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Pontoise,+France&gl=us&ei=XqmQTcuqOrSN0QGtvKWvCw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBwQ8gEwAA c ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join 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: leave 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/lists/medieval-religion.html