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St. Edmund’s cathedral

The English Medieval Cathedral

Mar 28, 2021

buildings, Events, religion

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Durham Cathedral in the moonlight.. Reblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com A familiar sight to both medieval royalty and commoners alike our Cathedrals soar above us, centuries old, constant, enduring, and kind of reassuring. There is nothing more thrilling as you approach a cathedral city than the first glimpse of their cathedral appearing on the horizon. So…
St Edmund, patron saint of pandemics….

Nov 20, 2020

anniversaries, archaeology, buildings, religion, Science

Anglo-Saxons, Bury St. Edmunds, Charles Dickens, coaching inns, Greene King, King of East Anglia, Mary “Tudor”, Moyse’s Hall Museum, pandemics, Red Barn Murder, St. Edmund, St. Edmund’s cathedral, St. Mary’s Bury St. Edmunds, tennis court, The Angel, Vikings, William Corder

And now we have a search for St Edmund, one of England’s early patron saints. As pandemics were one of his concerns, I certainly trust they find him. We could do with his services at the moment! Here’s hoping he’s located. To read more, go here.