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Catholic spirituality, medieval churches, the Rule of St Benedict and Latin.

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A tour of Hereford Cathedral - Part 1

St Ethelbert, a medieval painted screen and some medieval stained glass

The Medieval Church Ale House

An exploration of this central part of the church and rural economy before it was crushed by the Reformation

The St Laurence Window at Ludlow

St Laurence, whose feast day is 10th August, was an immensely popular saint in the medieval period and if you look carefully, pretty much every medieval church which still has stained glass has an image of him.

Monasticism in Britain - The Synod of Whitby and its Aftermath

660 AD - c. 800 AD

The Arma Christi Manuscript MS89792 - August

a 15th century Middle English manuscript, month by month

The Rood Screen of St Margarets, Herefordshire

In my recent visit to Herefordshire, I wanted to go to a little church called St Margarets which contained a rood screen, described by Pevsner as “one of the wonders of Herefordshire.”

St James of Compostela

Feast Day 25th July

St Mary Magdalen

Today is the feast day of St Mary Magdalen, one of my holy patrons, so I thought I would post about her and some of the images I have seen of her.

The Delights of Scripture

From St Gregory the Great

Sellack St Tysilio - A Curious Mix

Victorian wreckovation, unique 17th century glass and medieval remnants