wibble on Nostr: August 25 marks the death in 1282 of St Thomas de Cantilupe, formerly Bishop of ...
August 25 marks the death in 1282 of St Thomas de Cantilupe, formerly Bishop of Hereford.
He became Bishop in 1275 but was excommunicated in a property dispute in 1279, went to Italy in search of absolution and didn't come back alive.
Happily, he resurrected a hanged Welsh rebel in 1290, despite both of them being dead, so was canonised in 1320.
Nowadays, he's best remembered as having nothing to do with the melons.
This #FensterFreitag comes from the mostly secular Hereford Town Hall.
He became Bishop in 1275 but was excommunicated in a property dispute in 1279, went to Italy in search of absolution and didn't come back alive.
Happily, he resurrected a hanged Welsh rebel in 1290, despite both of them being dead, so was canonised in 1320.
Nowadays, he's best remembered as having nothing to do with the melons.
This #FensterFreitag comes from the mostly secular Hereford Town Hall.