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Waltheof of Melrose, the Glossary

Index Waltheof of Melrose

Waltheof (– 1159) was a 12th-century English abbot and saint.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 40 relations: Abbot, Abbot of Melrose, Alan Orr Anderson, Archbishop of Glasgow, Archbishop of St Andrews, Archbishop of York, Augustinians, Canon (title), Celts, Chronicle of Melrose, Cistercians, David I of Scotland, Earl of York, Empress Matilda, Enguerrand (bishop of Glasgow), Hagiography, Huntingdon, Jocelin of Glasgow, Jocelyn of Furness, Kirkham Priory, Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, Melrose Abbey, Melrose, Scottish Borders, North Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Nostell Priory, Pilgrim, Prior (ecclesiastical), Richard Oram, Rievaulx Abbey, Saint, Saint Mungo, Sherburn in Elmet, Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton, Stephen, King of England, Thurstan, Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, Wardon Abbey, William le Gros, Earl of York, William of York.

  2. 1159 deaths
  3. Abbots of Melrose
  4. Burials at Melrose Abbey
  5. Cistercians

Abbot

Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions.

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Abbot of Melrose

The Abbot and then Commendator of Melrose was the head of the monastic community of Melrose Abbey, in Melrose in the Borders region of Scotland. Waltheof of Melrose and Abbot of Melrose are Abbots of Melrose.

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Alan Orr Anderson

Alan Orr Anderson (1879–1958) was a Scottish historian and compiler.

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Archbishop of Glasgow

The Archbishop of Glasgow is an archiepiscopal title that takes its name after the city of Glasgow in Scotland.

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Archbishop of St Andrews

The Bishop of St.

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Archbishop of York

The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury.

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Augustinians

Augustinians are members of several religious orders that follow the Rule of Saint Augustine, written in about 400 AD by Augustine of Hippo.

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Canon (title)

Canon (translit) is a Christian title usually used to refer to a member of certain bodies in subject to an ecclesiastical rule.

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Celts

The Celts (see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples were a collection of Indo-European peoples.

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Chronicle of Melrose

The Chronicle of Melrose is a medieval chronicle from the Cottonian Manuscript, Faustina B. ix within the British Museum.

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Cistercians

The Cistercians, officially the Order of Cistercians ((Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contributions of the highly-influential Bernard of Clairvaux, known as the Latin Rule.

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David I of Scotland

David I or Dauíd mac Maíl Choluim (Modern Gaelic: Daibhidh I mac Chaluim; – 24 May 1153) was a 12th century ruler and saint who was Prince of the Cumbrians from 1113 to 1124 and later King of Scotland from 1124 to 1153.

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Earl of York

In Anglo-Saxon England, the Earl of York or Ealdorman of York was the ruler of the southern half of Northumbria.

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Empress Matilda

Empress Matilda (10 September 1167), also known as Empress Maud, was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy. Waltheof of Melrose and Empress Matilda are Anglo-Normans.

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Enguerrand (bishop of Glasgow)

Enguerrand (also Ingram, died 1174) was a twelfth-century bishop of Glasgow.

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Hagiography

A hagiography is a biography of a saint or an ecclesiastical leader, as well as, by extension, an adulatory and idealized biography of a preacher, priest, founder, saint, monk, nun or icon in any of the world's religions.

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Huntingdon

Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England.

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Jocelin of Glasgow

Jocelin (or Jocelyn) (died 1199) was a twelfth-century Cistercian monk and cleric who became the fourth Abbot of Melrose before becoming Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland. Waltheof of Melrose and Jocelin of Glasgow are Abbots of Melrose and Burials at Melrose Abbey.

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Jocelyn of Furness

Jocelyn of Furness (fl. 1175–1214) was an English Cistercian hagiographer, known for his Lives of Saint Waltheof, Saint Patrick, Saint Kentigern and Saint Helena of Constantinople.

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Kirkham Priory

The ruins of Kirkham Priory are situated on the banks of the River Derwent, at Kirkham, North Yorkshire, England.

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Maud, Countess of Huntingdon

Maud, Countess of Huntingdon (1074–1130) or Matilda, was Queen of Scotland as the wife of King David I. She was the great-niece of William the Conqueror and the granddaughter of Earl Siward.

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Melrose Abbey

St Mary's Abbey, Melrose is a partly ruined monastery of the Cistercian order in Melrose, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders.

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Melrose, Scottish Borders

Melrose (Maolros, "bald moor") is a town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire.

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North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber and North East regions of England.

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Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants.) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.

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Nostell Priory

Nostell Priory is a Palladian house in Nostell, West Yorkshire, England, near Crofton on the road to Doncaster from Wakefield.

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Pilgrim

A pilgrim (from the Latin peregrinus) is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place.

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Prior (ecclesiastical)

Prior (or prioress) is an ecclesiastical title for a superior in some religious orders.

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Richard Oram

Professor Richard D. Oram F.S.A. (Scot.) is a Scottish historian.

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Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, near Helmsley, in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England.

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Saint

In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God.

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Saint Mungo

Kentigern (Cyndeyrn Garthwys; Kentigernus), known as Mungo, was a missionary in the Brittonic Kingdom of Strathclyde in the late sixth century, and the founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow.

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Sherburn in Elmet

Sherburn in Elmet (pronounced) is a town and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England.

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Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton

Simon I de Senlis (or Senliz, St. Liz, etc.), 1st Earl of Northampton and 2nd Earl of Huntingdon jure uxoris (died between 1111 and 1113; most likely 1111 as this is when his castle at Northampton passed to the crown) was a Norman nobleman. Waltheof of Melrose and Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton are Anglo-Normans.

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Stephen, King of England

Stephen (1092 or 1096 – 25 October 1154), often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 22 December 1135 to his death in 1154. Waltheof of Melrose and Stephen, King of England are 1090s births and Anglo-Normans.

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Thurstan

Thurstan or Turstin of Bayeux (– 6 February 1140) was a medieval Archbishop of York, the son of a priest. Waltheof of Melrose and Thurstan are Anglo-Normans.

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Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria

Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria (Wallef, Valþjóf) (died 31 May 1076) was the last of the Anglo-Saxon earls and the only English aristocrat to be executed during the reign of William I.

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Wardon Abbey

Wardon or Warden Abbey, Bedfordshire, was one of the senior Cistercian houses of England, founded about 1135 from Rievaulx Abbey.

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William le Gros, Earl of York

William le Gros, William le Gras, William d'Aumale, William Crassus (died 20 August 1179) was Earl of York and Lord of Holderness in the English peerage and the Count of Aumale in France.

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William of York

William of York (late 11th century – 8 June 1154) was an English priest and twice Archbishop of York, before and after a rival, Henry Murdac. Waltheof of Melrose and William of York are English Roman Catholic saints and medieval English saints.

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See also

1159 deaths

Abbots of Melrose

Burials at Melrose Abbey

Cistercians

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltheof_of_Melrose

Also known as Saint Waldef, Saint Waldeve, Saint Walthen, Saint Waltheof, St Waldef, St Waldeve, St Waltheof, St. Waldef, St. Waldeve, St. Waltheof, Walteof de St Liz.