St. Edmund, Archbishop of Canterbury: his life pdf

St. Edmund, Archbishop of Canterbury: his life

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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS nCHAPTER I nHome at Abingdon and School Days at Oxford 1 nParents and Home of St Edmund — Another Account — Birth of St Edmund — His Childhood — Mabel’s Solicitude for her Children — At School at Oxford — His Life is saved by a remarkable Providence — The Boy Jesus appears to him — He suffers from Headaches : His Remedy — He dedicates himself before the Statue of the Blessed Virgin. nCHAPTER II nStudent at Paris 16 nMabel sends her two Sons to Paris — His Manner of Life as a Student — How he met one who tempted him — St John the Evangelist appears to him — Death of Mabel — He places his Sisters in the Monastery at Catesby, and returns to Paris — His Progress in his Studies after the Death of Mabel — He becomes Lecturer in Arts.

nCHAPTER III nTeacher at Oxford 29 nHe returns to Oxford — Regent in Arts at Oxford — Miraculous Sign of a lost Soul — Mabel appears to him — Student and Teacher of Theology — His devout Exercises — His Charity to poor Scholars and others — He loses his Bible on his Journey to England — He stays at Merton Abbey — He receives Holy Orders — His Success in Lecturing — St Edmund at his Studies — Conflict with the Devil — He sees a Vision — His good Repute — His Charity to his Sick Pupils — How he Spent his Vacations — He is offered Benefices : The Conditions on which he accepts them — He Resigns his Professorial Chair. nCHAPTER IV nTreasurer of Salisbury and Rector of Calne 49 nHe is elected Treasurer of Salisbury — The Duties of Treasurer : St Osmund’s Register — His Manner of Life at Salisbury — Another Account — His Charity to the Poor — He exceeds his Income — His Preaching : The Clouds obey Him — His Appearance when Preaching — He is Commissioned by the Pope to preach the Crusade — His Bible is saved from

burning — His Friendship with Ella, Countess of Salisbury : He converts her Husband — She is herself miraculously cured of a Sickness — Incident at Caine : Apparition of the Dead — Consecration of Part of the new Cathedral — Vacancy of the See of Canterbury — Election of St Edmund as Archbishop of Canterbury — Messengers sent to Salisbury — They proceed to Caine — They go to the Bishop of Salisbury — He consents to accept the Archbishopric. nCHAPTER V nArchbishop of Canterbury 74 nThe Archbishop-elect begins by representing to the King the Grievances of his Subjects — Consecration of St Edmund — The Bishops warn the King a second Time : He promises Amendment — The Archbishop is sent to Wales to make Peace with Llewellyn — The King hears of the Death of the Earl Marshal — St Edmund as Peacemaker — He intercedes for the Brother of the Earl Marshal — Peter des Roches and his Accomplices fall into Disgrace — Mediation of St Edmund — St Edmund’s private Life as Archbishop : His Austerities — His great Charity — His Humility — His Hatred of Idleness — His Love of Peace — His

Charity to poor Widows — He refuses all Gifts — He appoints St Richard as his Chancellor — Marriage of the King to Eleanor of Provence — The Festivities in London — The Statutes of Merton — The King demands Money and renews the Liberties of Magna Charta — Solemn Ratification of the King’s Promise in Westminster Abbey — Arrival of the Papal Legate — Prudent Behaviour of the Legate — The Legate summons a Council — The Council of London. nCHAPTER VI nArchbishop of Canterbury (continued) 117 nThe Dispute with the Canterbury Monks — The Legate attempts Mediation — The Archbishop offers a Compromise — He leaves England against the Wishes of the Legate — He arrives in Rome — The Monks make Accusations against him — Archdeacon Simon Langton accuses the Monks — Further Opposition to St Edmund — Incidents in Rome — St Edmund returns to England : Visitation of Christchurch Monastery by the Legate — The Monks appear before the Legate — Election of a Prior — St Edmund Excommunicates the Electors — The Archbishop takes Counsel of the Legate and Suffragans — The Rogation Processions — The Citizens of Canterbury complain of the Scandal —

The King and the Legate oppose the Archbishop — He is calumniated and oppressed — His Patience towards his Enemies — He takes further Counsel of his Suffragans — The Legate demands Subsidies for the Pope — The Legate over-rides the Archbishop’s Decisions — The Archbishop appeals to the Pope — His Visions — He is comforted — He determines to leave England — During his Last Days in England, he works Miracles — His Prophecies — He determines to go to Pontigny — Departure from England. nCHAPTER VII nExile at Pontigny — Death at Soissy 150 nHe lands in France : The Queen of the French comes to meet him — Arrival at Pontigny : Fulfilment of St Thomas’s Prophecy — His Manner of Life at Pontigny — His Austerities — He is weary of Life — His Sermon to the Monks : He is received as one of the Community — “Speculum Ecclesise” — His Illness increases : He retires to Soissy — His Charity during his last Illness — He receives Holy Viaticum — nAnxiety of his Attendants : He writes a Letter on their Behalf — The Last Day of his Life — His Hair-shirt is

miraculously Preserved — His Final Bequests — His Death. nCHAPTER VIII nFuneral of St Edmund — Miracles worked at his Tomb — His Canonisation 167 nThe Archbishop’s Seal is broken — The Body is taken back to Pontigny — The Story of his Ring — The Funeral — Vision of the Monk Herman — The Archbishop of Sens visits Pontigny : The Tomb of St Edmund is opened — The Body is removed to a new Tomb — St Richard — Election of St Edmund’s Successor at Canterbury — Miracles at Pontigny and elsewhere — Petition for his Canonisation — The First Inquiry — The Second Inquiry — Opposition to the Canonisation — The Promoters of the Cause are discouraged — Cardinal John encourages Bertrand to further Endeavours — Final Inquiry — Canonisation of St Edmund — King Henry rejoices at the News of the Canonisation. nCHAPTER IX nCultus of St Edmund — First and Second Translation of the Relics 195 nOpening of the Tomb : Letter of St Richard — Solemn Translation of the Relics — Dispute about the Shrine — Second Translation of the Relics — Separation of the Right Arm from the Body — The Gift of

Earl Richard — Cultus of St Edmund — Indulgences granted to Pilgrims to Pontigny : Letter of Archbishop Boniface — Leave granted to English Women to enter the Church at Pontigny — King Henry III. visits Pontigny : His Gifts to St Edmund’s Shrine — Endowment of Pontigny by the King of England — Death of St Richard — Death of Former Pupils of St Edmund — Death of St Edmund’s Sisters. nEPILOGUE nLater History of the Abbey and Shrine at Pontigny 217 nAPPENDICES nA. — Manuscript and other Authorities for the Life of St Edmund 235nB. — The Family of St Edmund 246 n(1) St Edmund’s Father — (2) St Edmund’s Brothers and Sisters — (3) The Tomb of St Edmund’s Mother. nC. — Chronology of St Edmund’s Life 25nD. — The Chapel of St Thomas at Pontigny 253 nE. — The Present State of the Relics of St Edmund 255 nF.

— The Arms of St Edmund 257 nG. — Expulsion of the Fathers of St Edmund from Pontigny 260 nNotes on the Illustrations 261 nIndex 285 nLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS n(For Notes on the Illustrations , see pp. 261-284) nSt Edmund of Canterbury (from a fresco in the Church at Frindsbury, near Rochester) Frontispiece nABINGDON nGeneral View of Abingdon 1 nAbingdon Cross and Church of St Nicholas (Seventeenth Century) 3 nChurch of St Nicholas and Abbey Gateway (Modern) 4 nRuins of the Abbey — Exterior of Prior’s Rooms 6 nRuins of the Abbey — Dormitory 7 nSt Edmund’s Lane 9 nThe Lonesome Tree 13 nPARIS nCathedral of Notre Dame 16 nChurch of St Merri 18 nOXFORD nMap of Oxford 29 nCarving on the Exterior of the Ancient Chapel of the Blessed Virgin 30 nGreat St Mary’s 33 nChristchurch Cathedral 37 nRemains of the Shrine of St Frideswide 38 nIffley Church 40 nAncient Hospital of St John (from a drawing by Matthew Paris) 43 nTower of St Michael’s Church 45 nSALISBURY nSalisbury Cathedral (Exterior) 49 nSalisbury Cathedral (Interior — Lady Chapel) 51nTomb of William Longsword 60 nCaine Church (Exterior) 70 nCaine Church (Interior) 71 nCANTERBURY nConsecration of St Edmund (from a drawing

by Matthew Paris) 77 nSt Edmund as Peacemaker (from a drawing by Matthew Paris) 83 nRemains of City Walls 92 nWestgate 94 nMercery Lane 95 nCanterbury Cathedral (Exterior) 97 nCanterbury Cathedral (The Choir.) 99 nThe Patriarchal Chair 101 nMarriage of King Henry to Eleanor of Provence (from a drawing by Matthew Paris) 103 nCouncil of London (from a drawing by Matthew Paris) 112 nPlan of Christchurch Cathedral and Monastery, Canterbury (from Eadwine’s Psalter) 117 nRuins of Christchurch Monastery 118 nTreasury of the Church 118 nNorman Staircase 119 nSt Augustine’s Abbey — Gateway 121 nSt Martin’s Church 133 nShrine of St Thomas (from an old MS.) 143 nPONTIGNY nBird’s-eye View of the Ancient Abbey 150 nAbbey Church, Pontigny (Exterior) 152 nAbbey Church, Pontigny (Interior) 154 nAbbey Church, Pontigny (North Aisle) 154 nMonks’ Washing-place 156 nSoissy 159 nAbbey Church, Pontigny — Front, showing Porch 167 nStone of St Edmund’s Ring 171 nChapel in which St Edmund was buried 175 nAbbey Church, Pontigny — Back View 195 nSt Edmund’s Mitre 205 nShrine of St Edmund (Modern) 217 nTomb of Hugh de Macon 221 nAbbey Church, Pontigny — Monks’ Choir 224 nAbbey Church, Pontigny, Exterior, North Side, showing Remains of Cloister 229 nHouse of

the Fathers of St Edmund, Pontigny 233 nFacsimile Page of Addit. MS., British Museum 241 nnnDigitized by Google.’, ‘Includes index’, ‘Electronic reproduction’, ‘Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002’, ‘digitized’, ‘Description based on print version record

• Creator/s: Ward, Bernard Nicolas, 1857-1920, compiler
• Date: 1903
• Year: 1903
• Book Topics/Themes: Christian saints, Edmund, of Abingdon, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury, approximately 1170-1240, Edmund Rich, Saint, Abp. of Canterbury, -1240

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