Wulfstan: The Life of a Saint

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   CHAPTER 1: In the years of Wollstone's life, from around 1008 to 1095, eight kings ruled over England, from Æthelred the Unready to William II. 302s · Speaker 1

   In the years of Wollstone's life, from around 1008 to 1095, eight kings ruled over England, from Æthelred the Unready to William II. Political instability and Danish and Norman invasions were the backdrop to Wollstone's life. He was the las…

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   CHAPTER 2: Wulfston decided that he would become a monk, so that he could offer to God not only fragments of his life, but the whole of it. 84s · Speaker 1

   Wulfston decided that he would become a monk, so that he could offer to God not only fragments of his life, but the whole of it. His time at Evesham and Peterborough, and the stories of the village girl and the cooked goose, which both dist…

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   CHAPTER 3: The kind of manuscripts that Wolfstan would have seen included this collection of saints' lives from the 11th century, and also biblical texts. 68s · Speaker 2

   The kind of manuscripts that Wolfstan would have seen included this collection of saints' lives from the 11th century, and also biblical texts. This, for example, is a book of Isaiah with a commentary by Saint Jerome, made in Worcester. Or …

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   CHAPTER 4: Alston went through a series of promotions in his early years as a monk. 303s · Speaker 1

   Alston went through a series of promotions in his early years as a monk. He was first appointed novice master, where he educated boys who were destined for the church, and that's where he probably told his stories of chastity and abstinence…

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   CHAPTER 5: by the Pope to ensure that a suitable candidate would be found for Worcester. 136s · Speaker 1

   by the Pope to ensure that a suitable candidate would be found for Worcester. Wolfstone's self -discipline, especially his fasting during Lent, his teachings and his strict observance of the Benedictine rule were admired by the legates. Wol…

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   CHAPTER 6: and it was here that they witnessed King Edward's death. 287s · Speaker 2

   and it was here that they witnessed King Edward's death. Harold's coronation was soon after, and the sixth king was made during Wolfton's life, but it would be the last of the Anglo -Saxon kings. King Harold was successful in his campaign a…

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   CHAPTER 7: When Wulfton finished the cathedral, he placed a charter with his seal upon the altar as a gift to his monks. 79s · Speaker 1

   When Wulfton finished the cathedral, he placed a charter with his seal upon the altar as a gift to his monks. It granted them more land as the monastery had grown in numbers. Many parish churches were built or repaired within the diocese. W…

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   CHAPTER 8: good similarities between the Anglo -Saxon manuscripts and the Norman ones. 92s · Speaker 3

   good similarities between the Anglo -Saxon manuscripts and the Norman ones. Because St. Wollstone is still in charge, he allows the monks to continue in a very similar style. So this is a 10th century manuscript, for example, and we can see…

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   CHAPTER 9: Austen was buried alongside the shrine of St. 93s · Speaker 2

   Austen was buried alongside the shrine of St. Oswald near the high altar. Soon afterwards, he appeared in the dreams of sleeping monks. telling them to continue their good work. The shrine miraculously survived fires, which destroyed some p…

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    CHAPTER 10: There is a church in Worcester in Warndon, one of the estates in the northeast of the city, and it was felt that there was a need for a church there sometime in the early 1960s when people started celebrating the Eucharist around somebody's kitchen table. 176s · Speaker 4

    There is a church in Worcester in Warndon, one of the estates in the northeast of the city, and it was felt that there was a need for a church there sometime in the early 1960s when people started celebrating the Eucharist around somebody's…