William of Ramsey
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William of Ramsey was a 13th Century English Benedictine
monk of Croyland Abbey
(sometimes written Crowland). He was born at Ramsey, Cambridgeshire
, and wrote lives of saints, some of which are in verse.
He has sometimes http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/special_collections/manuscripts/medieval_manuscripts/medman/D_22.htm been incorrectly identified with William of Crowland, Abbot of Ramsey
and later of Cluny
, who died in 1179.
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monk of Croyland Abbey
Croyland Abbey
Crowland Abbey is a Church of England parish church, formerly part of a Benedictine abbey church, in Crowland in the English county of Lincolnshire.-History:...
(sometimes written Crowland). He was born at Ramsey, Cambridgeshire
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire
Ramsey is a small Cambridgeshire market town and parish, north of Huntingdon and St Ives. For local government purposes it lies in the district of Huntingdonshire within the local government county of Cambridgeshire....
, and wrote lives of saints, some of which are in verse.
He has sometimes http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/special_collections/manuscripts/medieval_manuscripts/medman/D_22.htm been incorrectly identified with William of Crowland, Abbot of Ramsey
Ramsey Abbey
Ramsey Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey located in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, England, southeast of Peterborough and north of Huntingdon, UK.-History:...
and later of Cluny
Cluny Abbey
Cluny Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. It was built in the Romanesque style, with three churches built in succession from the 10th to the early 12th centuries....
, who died in 1179.
External links
- William of Ramsey at Catholic EncyclopediaCatholic EncyclopediaThe Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia and the Original Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia published in the United States. The first volume appeared in March 1907 and the last three volumes appeared in 1912, followed by a master index...
- William of Ramsey at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography