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  St. Botulph - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
Botulph, the saint whose name is perpetuated in that of the American city of Boston, Massachusetts, was certainly an historical personage, though the story of his life is very confused and unsatisfactory.
According to him Botulph was born of noble Saxon parents who were Christians, and was sent with his brother Adulph to the Continent for the purpose of study.
Botulph, returning to England, found favour with a certain Ethelmund, "King of the southern Angles", whose sisters he had known in Germany, and was by him permitted to choose a tract of desolate land upon which to build a monastery.
www.heiligenlexikon.de /CatholicEncyclopedia/Botulph.html   (606 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Botulph
Botulph was born of noble Saxon parents who were Christians, and was sent with his brother Adulph to the Continent for the purpose of study.
Botulph was much honoured in the North and in Scotland.
Botulph really did build a monastery at Icanhoe is attested by an entry in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle under the year 654: Botulf ongan thæt mynster timbrian æt Yceanho, i.e.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/02709a.htm   (637 words)

  
 The Antiochian Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Botulph and his brother, Saint Adulph, were two noble English brothers at the dawn of Christianity in these Islands.
Botulph is said to have been chaplain to the convent where two of his king's sisters lived, possibly at Chelles.
Botulph returned to England with the spiritual treasure he had found and begged King Ethelmund of the South Saxons for land on which to set it.
www.antiochian-orthodox.co.uk /lincolnshire_paterikon_june.htm   (883 words)

  
 The Diocese of Ely - About Us - The Good and the Great - The Good & The Great - Botulph
Botulph was one of the most popular British saints of the early Middle Ages.
Botulph was sent back to England in 647 to establish the Benedictine Order, while Adulph remained in Europe and became a bishop.
With the support of Saint Syre, Saint Aubierge, and their brother, King Anna of East Anglia, Botulph founded the monastery of Ikanhoe (Ox-island), which according to the Saxon Chronicle, was established in 654 AD as a Benedictine abbey.
ely.anglican.org /about/good_and_great/botulph.html   (1055 words)

  
 Saints of June 17
The relics of the noble Saxon, Saint Adulf, together with those of his brother of Saint Botulph, were translated to Thorney Abbey by Saint Ethelwold about 972.
Botulph and his brother, Saint Adulph, were two noble English brothers at the dawn of Christianity on that island.
Botulph returned to England with the treasure he had found and begged King Ethelmund of the South Saxons for land on which to set it.
www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0617.htm   (5240 words)

  
 Village History
His parish church in the City, where he was to be buried, was that of St. Botulph “nigh Billingsgate”, the right place for one supplying the essential ingredient in the 16th century for preserving any form of flesh.
These, the “Sun” and the “Chalice”, both in The parish of St. Botulph’s, were left in the care of his daughters who were to use the rents for paying the Grundisburgh priest.
Botulph’s, Billingsgate, was one of the churches which was not rebuilt after being destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666.
www.grundisburgh.org.uk /village_history.htm   (920 words)

  
 Patron Saints Index: Saint Botulph
The Saxon Chronicle indicates that by 654 Botulph had attracted enough brother monks and hermits that work begain on the monastery.
Botulph served as spiritual director for Saint Ceolfrith, and worked as a travelling missionary through rough, bandit-plagued areas of East Anglia, Kent and Sussex.
His legacy continued for centuries in the strength of the Benedictine movement in the Isles, and in the dozens of churches named for him, many of them built at city gates to serve as safe-haven for travellers in times when robbers roamed the roads, and many in port or river towns.
www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintb1h.htm   (489 words)

  
 June 17: Botulph gave his name to many places
They believe "Boston" is a shortened form of "Botulph's Stone" (which is why Botulph is the patron saint of another Boston--in Massachusetts).
Botulph traveled as a missionary throughout Anglia, Kent, and Sussex, braving bandits and rough roads.
Botulph is honored by the English church on this day, June 17.
chi.gospelcom.net /DAILYF/2003/06/daily-06-17-2003.shtml   (532 words)

  
 St. Botulph - Catholic Online
Botulph and Adulph were two noble English brothers, who opened their eyes to the light of faith in the first dawning of the day of the gospel upon our ancestors.
Botulph returned to England to bring to his own country the treasure he had found.
In its church lay interred St. Botulph, St. Athulf, St. Huna, St. Tancred, St. Tothred, St. Hereferth, St. Cissa, St. Bennet, St. Tova, or Towa, to whose memory a fair chapel called Thoueham, half a mile off in the wood, was consecrated.
www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=569   (993 words)

  
 Oasis Guest House - Boston, Massachusetts, USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The area was founded by Governor Winthrop and the Puritans; it was a small peninsula joined by the mainland to a narrow causeway.
It was originally called “Trimountain” for its three large hills, and later was renamed “Botulph’s Town” after a monk from the settler’s home village.
The name “Boston” came much later, and is actually a corruption of the name “Botulph’s Town” (say it six times, really fast!).
www.oasisgh.com /default.asp?TId=29   (165 words)

  
 Boston, MA - OriginTrail
Boston, MA, is named for St. Botulph or Botolph (Boston=Botulph's town).
Besides the American city of Boston, St. Botulph’s name is perpetuated in the little town of Boston in Lincolnshire with its American homonym, but also by Bossal in Yorkshire, Botesdale in Suffolk, Botolph Bridge in Huntingdonshire, and Botolph in Sussex.
Botulph was an Abbot (date of birth unknown; died c.
www.origintrail.com /index.php?title=Boston,_MA   (102 words)

  
 Baby Name Botulph - Origin and Meaning of Botulph
The boy's name Botulph \b(o)-tul-ph, bot(u)-lph\ is a variant of Botolf.
The baby name Botulph sounds like Botolph and Botulf.
Botulph is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
www.thinkbabynames.com /meaning/1/Botulph   (89 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: St Botulph   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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Botolph or Botulph (died circa 680, pronounced with emphasis on the first syllable) was an English abbot and saint.
Little is known about his life, other than doubtful details in a surviving account written four hundred years after his death by the eleventh-century monk Folcard.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/St-Botulph   (242 words)

  
 Boston Charter Day 2005
Winthrop agreed, and on September 7, 1630, the new town of Boston came officially into existence as the capital of the Massachusetts Bay colony.
The name Boston itself comes from a 7th-century monk named St. Botulph or Botolph.
Botulph, whose name means “boat helper,” opened a monastery at what may have been the future location of Boston, Lincolnshire.
www.ksg.harvard.edu /rappaport/charterday/background.htm   (447 words)

  
 Saint Botulph :: B : RSS Directory : Gourt
Botolph, Botulph or Botulf (born 610, died circa 680) was an English abbot and saint.
Catholic Online: St. Botulph - Pious hagiography, by an unnamed British author.
Somewhat antiquated language, and bad scanning in spots.
www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsociety.gourt.com%2FReligion-and-Spirituality%2FChristianity%2FPeople%2FSaints%2FB%2FSaint-Botulph.html   (478 words)

  
 Phase One Realty Team
Phase One Realty, Inc is located at 2011 Botulph Road, Suite 100.
The building is a short distance (approx 500 yards) past the intersection of Botulph and St. Michael's Drive, in southest Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Our office is located just past and on the same side as the NEA building (keep going once you cross St. Michael's Drive and you will see us on the left) Please see map below.
www.phaseonerealty.com /team/locating_pori.html   (101 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Botulph   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Botulph; all previous versions may be viewed here.
They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/?title=Botulph   (634 words)

  
 City turns to circles for traffic control
More traffic circles or roundabouts are likely in Santa Fe’s future because they’re safer and arguably cheaper than electronic signals, and nearby residents like how they slow down traffic through their neighborhoods, say city planners.
Retrofitted as part of the city’s traffic-calming program, none of these are true roundabouts in that they have stop signs.
Approaching drivers are supposed to yield to cars that have already entered the circle.
www.freenewmexican.com /news/2275.html   (890 words)

  
 Find Saint_Botulph at myEweb.com
travellers: Alexius; Anthony of Padua; Balthasar; Bona; Botulph; Brendan the Navigator; Brigid of...
travellers: Alexius; Anthony of Padua; Balthasar; Bona; Botulph; Brendan the Navigator; Brigid of Irelan...
A very popular Saint in Medieval England, but little is known about him.
uk.myeweb.com /web/index.php?qry_str=Saint_Botulph   (114 words)

  
 St Botolph
This article was taken from the Catholic Encyclopedia Online at:
Adulph remained aboard, where he is stated to have become Bishop of Utrecht, though his name does not occur in any of the ancient lists.
This, however, may be another person, since he is always closely associated with a certain St. Jurmin (Arnold, Memorials of Bury, I, That Botulph really did build a monastery at Icanhoe is attested by an entry in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle under the year 654: Botulf ongan thoet mynster timbrian oet Yceanho, i.e.
www.st-botolphs.org.uk /St_botolph.htm   (659 words)

  
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Botulph Road: proposed length – Zia Road to Siringo Road
Zia Road: proposed length – Botulph Road to commercial area
and Arroyo Chamiso Road: proposed length – Botulph Road to St. Michaels Drive; in conjunction with the Botulph Road Engineering Project; Council District 2
www.santafenm.gov /public-works/programs-and-projects/traffic-calming.asp   (491 words)

  
 Saint Botolph - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase
Botolph or Botulph (died circa 680, pronounced with emphasis on the first syllable) was an English abbot and saint.
Little is known about his life, other than doubtful details in a surviving account written four hundred years after his death by the eleventh-century monk Folcard.
Recommended Font to see diacritics - VU Arial.
www.indopedia.org /Botulph.html   (270 words)

  
 St.Michael's Office Park, benefits of locating your business in Santa Fe, New Mexico   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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www.santafeoffices.com /benefits.htm   (357 words)

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