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	WORCESTER - LoveToKnow Article on WORCESTER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1203 Wulfstan, who had died in 1095, was canonized, and on the completion and dedication of the cathedral in 1218, his body was placed in a shrine, which became a place of pilgrimage, and thereby brought wealth to the monks.
		Worcester is served by the Boston and Albany, the New York, New Haven and Hartford and the Boston and Maine railways, and is connected with Springfield and Boston by interurban electric lines.
		Worcester Polytechnic Institute (founded in 1865 by John Boynton of Templeton, Massachusetts; opened in 1868) is one of the best-equipped technical schools of college rank in the country; in 1910 it had 49 instructors, 515 students and a library of 12,700 vols.; the buildings are near Institute Park.
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	Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wulfstan (sometimes St. Wulfstan II, also known as Wolstan, Wulstan and Ulfstan), Bishop of Worcester, was the lone bishop to be kept in his post by William the Conqueror after the Norman conquest.
		Wulfstan was born in 1008 at Long-Itchington, Warwickshire, England.
		Wulfstan died in 1095, allegedly while engaged in his daily ritual of washing of the feet of a dozen poor men.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wulfstan_of_Worcester (498 words)

	Worcester, Worcestershire, Pictures
		Worcester Cathedral was built mostly in the 12th and 13th centuries, although its oldest parts date from 1084, when construction was begun by Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester.
		Worcester is the seat of the Royal Grammar School (1561) and the King's School (1541).
		Worcester is the main area of growth in the county, and has an annual population increase of almost 2 per cent.
	www.greatestcities.com /Europe/United_Kingdom_Encarta_UK_edition/England/Worcestershire/Worcester_city.html (325 words)

	Wulfstan of Worcester
		After the Conquest in 1066, most of England's native prelates were replaced by Normans, but Wulfstan was the exception; indeed, he earned the trust of King William the Conqueror, and when the Conqueror's son, William Rufus, was faced with a rebellion of the nobility in 1088, Wulfstan excommunicated the rebels and rallied the king's soldiers.
		Wulfstan was severe in his denunciation of the slave trade that persisted along the west coast of England and was to a large extent responsible for curtailing it.
		Wulfstan was noted for his exceptional kindness towards the poor and for his forceful preaching and frequent visits throughout his diocese.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/w/wu/wulfstan_of_worcester.html (279 words)

	WULFSTAN II, ARCHBISHOP OF YORK FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wulfstan, with Aelfric of Eynsham, is one one of the two major writers of the Benedictine reform
		Wulfstan was very involved in the reform of the English church, and was a powerful force for setting up the power of the bishopric of York, in particular.
		Under both Aethelraed II and Cnut, Wulfstan was primarily responsible for the drafting of English law codes relating to both secular and ecclesiastical affairs, and seems to have held a prominent and influential position at court.
	www.witwib.com /Wulfstan_II,_Archbishop_of_York (260 words)

	§5. Wulfstan. VII. From Alfred to the Conquest. Vol. 1. From the Beginnings to the Cycles of Romance. The ...
		Aelfric’s last important work was a pastoral letter written for Wulfstan, who, from 1002 to 1023, was archbishop of York, and, till 1016, held also the see of Worcester, being thus a neighbour of the abbot of Eynsham.
		Both Aelfric and Wulfstan write and translate in a free style, but it is not longer the gossiping colloquialism of Alfred.
		Wulfstan delivers his Christian doctrine as a statement of facts, and his phrases have a legal smack about them; while Aelfric loves what has some philosophy in it, for even his simplicity is often profound.
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	WORCESTER - LoveToKnow Article on WORCESTER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		However, an amicable arrangement was made and Worcester obtained some lands near Norwich and in Southwark.
		The Commandery, founded by St Wulfstan in 1085, was a hospital, and its name appears to lack authority.
		Worcester was incorporated as a town m 1722.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WO/WORCESTER.htm (3881 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines - Worcester Cathedral
		In 672, a council of the English Church was held, Worcester became the centre of five new dioceses formed.
		Wulfstan, in 1040 became a monk at Worcester and made such an impression, he became Bishop of Worcester in 1062.
		Aldred, bishop of Worcester refounded a monastery at Gloucester
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hpl281.htm (354 words)

	Literary Encyclopedia: Wulfstan
		Wulfstan, writer of sermons, law-codes, a treatise on society, and other works, is, with Ælfric, one of the two major vernacular prose writers of the later Anglo-Saxon period.
		Wulfstan is the author of four Latin sermons and twenty-two English ones, distinguished for their moral urgency and rhetorical verve.
		Wulfstan wrote law-codes for Æthelred and then for Cnut, for both of whom he acted as a key adviser and statesman, and a treatise called the Institutes of Polity, on the orders of society and the responsibilities of the members of a Christian kingdom, from the king down.
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	Wulfstan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wulfstan (also known as Wolstan and Wulstan), Bishop of Worcester, is a Christian saint.
		Wulfstan wasordained shortly thereafter, in 1038, and soon joined a monastery of Benedictines at Worcester.
		Wulfstan died in 1095, allegedly while engaged in his daily ritual of washing of thefeet of a dozen poor men.
	www.therfcc.org /wulfstan-241373.html (187 words)

	Old Roman Catholic Church of North America --New Perspectives
		Bishop Wulfstan of Worcester (circa 1008 –; 95) was a poor monk who was elected Bishop of Worcester, an appointment that he vehemently attempted to prevent.
		There is a story that Wulfstan instructed his steward to send out invitations to the local population for the great feast on Easter, and the steward did just that: he sent out invitations to the local dignitaries and to the wealthy population.
		Wulfstan was among the very few clergy of his day who considered slavery an immoral practice, and he persevered in his cause despite a real absence of ecclesiastical support in his opposition to slavery.
	www.orccna.org /publications/np42/secrets.htm (2429 words)

	Wulfstan
		Wulfstan was noted for his gentleness, piety, and courage.
		Another of Wulfstan’s very important achievements was the ending of the centuries-old practice of kidnapping Englishmen at Bristol and selling them as slaves in Ireland.
		He died at Worcester on 19 January in the year 1095, and was canonized in 1203.
	www.manotick.org /stjames/Archival_pages/wulfstan.htm (623 words)

	Stand Firm: Our Anglican Roots: Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester
		Wulfstan spent most of his life in the cathedral monastery of Worcester, where he was respected for his humility, asceticism, charity, and courage.
		Even though Wulfstan (1009-1095) had been sympathetic to King Harold of Wessex, he was among those who submitted to William of Conqueror in 1066.
		Because he was the most respected prelate of the Anglo-Saxon Church, Wulfstan's profession of canonical obedience to William the Conqueror's Archbishop of Canterbury, Lanfranc, proved to be a key factor in the transition from Anglo-Saxon to Anglo-Norman Christianity.
	www.standfirminfaith.com /mt/archives/000643.html (248 words)

	Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of January 19
		Wulfstan was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Brihtheah of Worcester, in whose household he lived prior to his ordination.
		Wulfstan served the community as schoolmaster, and then, in turn, held the offices of precentor, sacristan, and prior of this small community of 12 monks.
		Wulfstan, therefore, in order to prevent the faith and culture of the poor from being eroded, showed heightened devotion to indigenous saints, such as King Saint Oswald, Venerable Saint Bede (to whom he dedicated a church), Dunstan, and a predecessor in the see of Worcester,
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0119.htm (5590 words)

	Wulfstan
		Wulfstan I, Archbishop of York Wulfstan, Archbishop of 956.
		Not to be confused with Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester.
		Wulfstan of Hedeby Wulfstan of Hedeby (Latin \ Haithabu) was a late Orosius' Histories.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/wulfstan.html (104 words)

	Wulfstan of Worcester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Benedictine monk and Bishop of Worcester, Wulfstan was educated at the abbeys of Evesham and Peterborough.
		Wulfstan was called the Bishop of the Market-Place and loved nothing better than to sit in the porches of churches and talk to the village people whilst gathering the children about him.
		Wulfstan had a great love of the poor and is venerated as the patron of peasants.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~battle/text/people/wulstan.htm (274 words)

	St. Wulfstan of Worcester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wulfstan was the bishop of Worcester at a very critical juncture in the history of the British nation.
		Wulfstan was born in Warwickshire to a tenant of Wulfstan I, the Bishop of Worcester.
		During the episcopacy of the Aeldred (1046-1062), Wulfstan was chosen to be the prior of the Benedictine convent associated with the cathedral.
	www.southbear.com /Lectionary/Calendar_Archives/Wulfstan.html (1092 words)

	C:\MYDOCU~1\MYSCAN~1\SCHEDU~2\vol12-e Page531.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After the successful issue of the Norman invasion, Wulfstan made his submission to William the Conqueror, and at the council of 1070 again petitioned for the possession of the estates, which were in the royal possession during the vacancy of the archdiocese of York in consequence of Aldred's death.
		Himself ascetic, humble, and devout, Wulfstan insisted on the observance of the same virtues on the part of his monks, and he was equally rigid in the performance of his episcopal duties.
		Wulfstan was popularly reckoned a saint from the day of his death, but he was not canonized until 1203, his day being Jan. 19.
	www.ccel.org /s/schaff/encyc/encyc12/htm/old1/0477=453.htm.old (754 words)

	St. Pachomius Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He was a close spiritual advisor of King Harold, with a vast reputation for sanctity; after the Conquest, many leaders of the anti-Norman insurgency had close ties to the bishop and his cathedral.
		Nevertheless, popular veneration of Wulfstan by both Saxons and sympathetic Normans continued long after his death, and he was eventually canonised by Rome.
		Wulfstan of York, who also served as bishop of Worcester in the earlier part of his career.
	www.voskrese.info /spl/Xwulfstan-worcs.html (228 words)

	Text 16 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The text depicts the life of the last Anglo-Saxon bishop, Wulfstan of Worcester, who lived from 1008 to 1095.
		He may have been the nephew of Wulfstan the Homilist, bishop of Worcester and archbishop of York as his family was connected with the church of Worcester.
		Wulfstan rebuilt his cathedral St. Mary’s in 1084, helped William the Conqueror to compile the Doomsday Book (1086), cared for the poor, and died while engaged in the daily ritual of washing the feet of a dozen poor men.
	www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de /anglist1/staff/holteir/ba/intro2/html/text_16.html (264 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ancient Diocese of Worcester
		In 1216 King John was buried there, between the shrines of the two Worcester saints, Oswald and Wulstan; and two years later the cathedral, once more restored, was consecrated at a great gathering at which the king and many prelates and nobles were present.
		Probably the Worcester nave is among the earliest instances of English Gothic, dating from the later part of the twelfth century.
		The diocese included the County of Worcester and part of Warwickshire, and being of no very great extent only one archdeaconry was necessary, under which all the parishes, 241 in number, were included.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15703a.htm (517 words)

	St. Pachomius Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Obscure in Roman times, Worcester was made the seat of a diocese for the Hwicce people by St. Theodore of Tarsus.
		The anti-Norman insurgency after 1066 drew much of its strength from the Worcester area, a circumstance which determined the course of the diificult, even tragic, career of Wulfstan, the city's last Orthodox bishop of the pre-modern era.
		Note that the "St. Wulfstan" repeatedly mentioned on these pages is not the Orthodox saint of that name but Archbishop Wulfstan of Worcester, who was eventually canonised by the Roman Catholics.
	www.voskrese.info /spl/Xworcester.html (147 words)

	Wulfstan Clough, O.S.B. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wulfstan Clough, O.S.B., baptismal name Francis Marvin Clough, was born on April 19, 1952, in Wilmington, Delaware.
		Wulfstan has taught several courses in the college, including Language and Rhetoric, Principles of Literature, History of the English Language, Shakespeare’s Histories, Novel and Film, and Arthurian Literature.
		Wulfstan is the co-editor of The Vercelli Homilies: Translations from the Anglo-Saxon, as well as other scholarly articles on monastic history, Anglo-Saxon literature, and J.R.R. Tolkien.
	facweb.stvincent.edu /academics/english/faculty/clough/clough.html (397 words)

	Wulfstan's Sermo Lupi at Anglos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		But while Ælfric was a skilled storyteller and a patient explicator of biblical texts, Wulfstan was a fiery preacher of the urgency of repentance.
		The world, according to Wulfstan, was rapidly approaching its end, and everyone might be called upon at any moment to account for their good deeds and their sins.
		Wulfstan's greatest sermon is his Sermo Lupi ad Anglos, "Sermon of 'Wolf' to the English," which cites the wickedness of the English as the cause of the misery brought on them by the vikings.
	www.engl.virginia.edu /OE/Tour/Manuscript.images/Wulfstan.html (379 words)

	AllRefer.com - Wulfstan (Roman Catholic And Orthodox Churches: General Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Wulfstan, Roman Catholic And Orthodox Churches: General Biographies
		Homilies are attributed to him, but most of them are doubtful; from them as from those of Ælfric written for Wulfstan, many details of English law were derived.
		A homily on the millennium in English alliterative prose, styled Lupi sermo ad Anglos [Wulfstan's address to the English], is usually ascribed to him.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/Wulfstan.html (195 words)

	St. Wulstan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Against his will in 1062 he was elected Bishop of Worcester but went on to prove an able administrator and pastor.
		He was involved in nurturing both church and state through the transition from Saxon to Norman rule.
		Wulstan and Wulfstan are alternative spellings of his name, but St. Wulstan of Worcester should not be confused with Wulfstan, Archbishop of York, who died in 1023.
	www.porterce.me.uk /wulstan/lowres/wulstan.htm (184 words)

	Catholic Online - Saints & Angels - St. Wulfstan
		Wulfstan served as treasurer of the church at Worcester, was prior of the monastery, and finally was named bishop of Worcester in 1062.
		For the next three decades, Wulfstan rebuilt his cathedral, cared for the poor, and struggled to alleviate the harsh decrees of the Normans upon the vanquished Saxons.
		Wulfstan died while engaged in the daily ritual of washing the feet of a dozen poor men.
	www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=2043 (183 words)

	Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wulfstan (sometimes St. Wulfstan II, also known as Wolstan, Wulstan and Ulfstan), Bishop of Worcester, is a Christian saint.
		Most remarkable is that, after the Norman conquest, Wulfstan was the lone bishop to be kept in his post by William the Conqueror.
		He also undertook much large scale rebuilding work including Worcester Cathedral, Hereford Cathedral, Tewkesbury Abbey, Great Malvern Priory and many other churches in the Worcester, Hereford and Gloucester areas.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/W/Wulfstan,-Bishop-of-Worcester.htm (465 words)

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