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	Ailred of Rievaulx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Aelred was an Anglo-Saxon, born in Hexham, Northumbria, in 1110.
		Aelred rose to be Master of the Household before leaving the court to enter a Cistercian monastery at Rievaulx Abbey, in Yorkshire, around the year 1134.
		Aelred is the patron saint of Integrity, an organization in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America composed of gays and lesbians and their friends.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aelred (812 words)

	Britannia Biographies: St. Aelred, Abbot of Rievaulx
		Aelred was the son of a priest of Hexham.
		Aelred was much edified with the very looks of a holy monk, called Simon, who had rejected his high birth, an ample fortune and all the advantages of mind and body, to serve God in that penitential state.
		Aelred himself was held in high esteem at Rievaulx and was chosen, in 1142, to travel to Rome as an envoy in the disputed election of William FitzHerbert to the Archiepiscopate of York.
	www.britannia.com /bios/saints/aelred.html (848 words)

	Aelred
		Aelred was the son of Eilaf, a priest during a period when English priests were allowed to marry.
		He was the keeper of the shrine of Hexham.
		Aelred was the master of the household of the court of King David of Scotland.
	www.geocities.com /bradbwilson/Aelred.html (468 words)

	The New Monastery - St. Aelred of Rievaulx
		Aelred was born in Hexham, England in 1110.
		Aelred spoke of the mutual charity and peace in which they lived at Rievaulx.
		It appears clearly from Aelred’s biographers, notably from the life by Walter Daniel, that in spite of all the saint’s stern asceticism there was something singularly gentle and lovable about him in his relations with others.
	www.aviana.com /nm/aelred.html (380 words)

	St. Aelred of Rievaulx, Abbot -Welcome to The Crossroads Initiative
		Saint Aelred (also rendered 'Ailred') was the son of a Saxon priest of Hexham, England, and was born in 1109 AD.
		Though St. Aelred spent several years at the court of King David of Scotland, son of St. Margaret, he eventually entered the Cistercian monastery at Rievaulx around 1133 and ultimately became abbott of the monastery in 1147.
		Aelred, who is well known for his biography of King St. Edward the Confessor, died in 1167.
	www.crossroadsinitiative.com /library_author/97/St._Aelred__Abbot.html (177 words)

	AELRED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		AELRED, AILRED, ETHELRED (1100-1166), English theologian, historical writer and abbot of Rievaulx, was born at Hexham about the year 1109.
		In his youth he was at the court of Scotland as an attendant of Henry, son of David I. He was in high favour with that sovereign, but renounced the prospect of a bishopric to enter the Cistercian house of Rievaulx in Yorkshire, which was founded in 1131 by Walter Espec.
		Here AElred remained for some time as master of the novices, but between the years 1142 and 1146 was elected abbot of Revesby in Lincolnshire and migrated thither.
	simplestartpage.com /2301_AELRED.HTML (402 words)

	St. Aelred
		With little discussion the House of Bishops approved the others on the list but sent Aelred back to the commission which sent him back to the House of Bishops where, in spite of his being gay, and with the bishops' full knowledge that he was, he was admitted to the calendar.
		Of all the gifts Aelred has given the Church, the one most uniquely his is the joyous affirmation that we move toward God in and through our relationships with other people, not apart from or in spite of them.
		With grateful acknowledgement to Aelred of Rievaulx, by A. Squire, and a sermon on "Friendship" by Mr.
	www.integrityusa.org /aelred/index.htm (971 words)

	The Confessing Reader » Blog Archive » Aelred, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Aelred was born at Hexham, Northumberland, and grew up at the court of King David of Scotland, where he later served as an administrator.
		Aelred soon rose to prominence; he became novice-master of Rievaulx and was then sent to lead a new foundation at Revesby, Lincolnshire.
		Aelred’s charisma and devotion encouraged many to join the community and the number of monks and lay-brothers rose considerably during his abbacy.
	reader.classicalanglican.net /?p=477 (995 words)

	glbtq >> literature >> Aelred of Rievaulx
		Abbot of the Cistercian convent of Rievaulx in northern England in the middle of the twelfth century, Aelred was a specialist in the theory and practice of friendship.
		Aelred was born around 1110 in Hexham, Northumberland, son of a Saxon priest.
		Aelred used the story of the "disciple whom Jesus loved" to reassure critics who doubted the chastity of his transports.
	www.glbtq.com /literature/aelred.html (713 words)

	Rievaulx- A Virtual Tour
		Aelred played a prominent role in the affairs of the monastery, and in 1142 went to Rome to inform the pope of the election of a new Archbishop of York.
		Aelred died on January 12, 1167, and he was buried in the chapter house next to the Abbot William.
		Aelred's kind and tender nature and his devotion to spiritual friendship encouraged the tremendous growth in vocations during his abbacy.
	www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu /~dvess/ids/medieval/rie/rievaulx.shtml (1510 words)

	ST.AELRED'S CHAPEL page fIVE
		He was born at Hexham, Northumbria (West Yorkshire, England) in 1110 A.D. Aelred, as a very young and handsome man, served as the Steward to the Court of King David of Scotland (1130 to 1134 A.D.).
		Aelred believed that we move toward God in and through our relationships with other people, not apart from or in spite of them.
		Aelred speaks of losing his heart to one boy and then another during his school days.
	www.geocities.com /~staelreds/page5.html (457 words)

	St. Ælred - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
		He was born at Hexham, but at an early age made the acquaintance of David, St. Margaret's youngest son, shortly afterwards King of Scotland, at whose court he apparently acted for some years as a sort of page, or companion to the young Prince Henry.
		King David loved the pious English youth, promoted him in his household, and wished to make him bishop, but Ælred decided to become a Cistercian monk, in the recently founded abbey of Rievaulx in Yorkshire.
		A few were printed by Twysden in his "Decem Scriptores," others must be sought in the Rolls Series or in Raine's "Priory of Hexham" (Surtees Society, Durham, 1864).
	www.heiligenlexikon.de /CatholicEncyclopedia/Aelred_von_Rieval.html (732 words)

	Rievaulx > History > Rise and fall
		Rievaulx’s reputation heightened during Aelred’s abbacy, attracting a number of men who wished to live the Cistercian life as either monks or lay-brothers of the abbey.
		As an hereditary priest of Hexham Aelred’s father was a tenant and benefactor of Durham where he later took the habit.
		Bishop Hugh became a patron of Rievaulx at a crucial point in the abbey’s history, for it was at this time that the community lost its friend and founder, Walter Espec, and was in need of a strong voice, a supporter and a protector.
	cistercians.shef.ac.uk /rievaulx/history/rise_and_fall/rise2.php (446 words)

	Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of February 3
		Aelred replied without emotion: "You are right, Sir Knight, and you have said the truth: your words are exact, and I see that you are a true friend of mine." The soldier begged his pardon immediately, and swore that henceforth he would do everything he could for Aelred.
		Inspired by the writings of Saints John Chrysostom and Augustine and augmented by Aelred's own gentle holiness and natural charity, he was able to humanize the intransigence of Cistercian monasticism and attracted men of similar character to his own.
		Saint Aelred's frequent travel and writings merited for him the title of "a second Saint Bernard" or "the Bernard of the North." On his way to his Scottish foundations, Aelred used to visit his friend Saint Godric of Finchale.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0203.htm (5592 words)

	Aelred (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The son of a long line of married Northumbrian priests, Aelred was born and brought up in Hexham, and educated in Durham.
		Aelred's many written works include three books on spiritual friendship, a life of Edward the Confessor and an account of the saints of Hexham and the miracles wrought there (1155).
		Among the biographies of Aelred is one which appears in the Nova Legenda Anglie by John de Tinmouth (John of Tynemouth).
	online.northumbria.ac.uk /faculties/art/humanities/cns/m-aelred.html (232 words)

	St. Aelred (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Born at Hexham in Northumberland and educated in Durham he was a member of the royal household of King David I of Scotland before he became a monk of the recently established Yorkshire Cistercian monastery of Rievaulx.
		Aelred's sensitive temperament did much to soften the rigorous tone of Cistercian religious life, and attracted many to the Order.
		In 1163 he was chosen to preach on the occasion of the establishment of the shrine of St. Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey.
	www.hullp.demon.co.uk /SacredHeart/saint/StAelred.htm (180 words)

	St. Aelred of Rievaulx (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Aelred, one of the most notable of English monks, was born into a noble family at Hexham in northern England.
		The accuser was so surprised by Aelred's perfect humility that he forthwith asked him to forgive his intemperate remarks.
		Although Aelred was physically very infirm in his last years, his disciples were deeply grieved to lose him to death, so much did they love him.
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id838.htm (567 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Alcmund
		The church founded by St. Wilfrid at Hexham became an episcopal see, and Alcmund, succeeding as bishop, in 767, led a life of remarkable piety until his death, 7 September, 781.
		Alured obeyed and, having discovered and exhumed the Saint's remains, stole one of the bones to take back with him to Durham, but it was found that the shrine could not be moved by any strength of man until the bone was restored.
		In 1154, the church having again been laid waste, the building was restored, and the bones of the Hexham saints, those of Alcmund among the rest, were gathered into one shrine.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01273a.htm (235 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Aelred
		Son of Eilaf, a priest during a period when English priests were allowed to marry, and keeper of the shrine of Hexham.
		Master of the household of the court of King David of Scotland.
		David wanted to make his friend a bishop, but instead Aelred left Scotland in 1134 to become a Cistercian monk at Rievaulx, Yorkshire, England.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintaax.htm (354 words)

	Exciting Holiness: 12 January (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		He was profoundly influential through his spiritual writings, which he began at the request of Bernard of Clairvaux, the two having a similar approach to the spiritual life.
		Because of this, Aelred was often called "The Bernard of the North".
		Blessèd are those servants whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them."
	www.oremus.org /liturgy/e-h/m01/d12a.html (615 words)

	Catholic Online - Saints & Angels - St. Acca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Acca was born in Northumbria, England, and was educated in the company of St. Bosa, a Benedictine apostle of great courage.
		Just before his death in 742 he returned to Hexham and was unanimously revered.
		The accounts of Acca's miracles were drawn up by St. Aelred and by the historian Simeon of Durham.
	saints.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=1094 (250 words)

	The Historic Hexham Trust Web Site
		The Hexham hoard of 8,000 bronze stycas in a bucket was buried (c855)
		c1079* Malcolm III’s Scottish army threatened Hexham, which was saved by the prayers of Eilaf the elder and the flood and mist generously supplied by Saints Wilfrid and Cuthbert.
		c1110-67 Aelred of Rievaulx, grandson of Eilaf, became Cistercian abbot, author, diplomat, saint.
	www.hexham-courant.co.uk /hexhamhistory/dateline.htm (1752 words)

	LM
		The son of a Saxon priest in Hexham, Northumberland, England, Aelred was a Cistercian monk at the abbey of Rievaulx who became the abbot there in 1147.
		A biography of Aelred was written by his pupil, Walter Daniel.
		Glossary definitions provided courtesy of Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY,(All Rights reserved) from "An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, A User Friendly Reference for Episcopalians," Don S. Armentrout and Robert Boak Slocum, editors.
	www.er-d.org /19625_12424_ENG_Print.html (98 words)

	Thinking Anglicans: Comment on Zimbabwe: the case of Nolbert Kunonga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Posted by Prior Aelred at Thursday, 12 January 2006 at 10:39am GMT
		To be fair to ++Rowan he hasn't been able to speak out before now while a judicial process has been underway, and we don't know anything about his actions or the way he has tried to influence things behind-the-scenes.
		Meanwhile, regards to Prior Aelred on this feastday of Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, whose seminal writings on Christian friendship have more to contribute to current debate than is often recognised.
	www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk /cgi-bin/ta-comments.cgi?entry_id=1495 (2719 words)

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