 Winchester, who died in 868, desired that he might be buried in the open churchyard, and not in the chancel of the minster, as was usual with other bishops, and his request was complied with ; but the monks, on his being canonized, considering it disgraceful...  The domestic gardener's manual - Page 316by John Towers (C.M.H.S.) - 1839Full view - About this book
 | John Ayrton Paris - 1827 - 234 pages
...canonized, considering it disgraceful for the saint to lie in a public cemetery, resolved to remove the body into the choir, which was to have been done with solemn procession on the 15th of July. It rained, however, so violently for forty days together at this season, that the design... | |
 | 1829 - 476 pages
...monks, on his being canonized, thinking it disgraceful for the saint to lie In the open church-yard, resolved to remove his body Into the choir, which...was to have been done with solemn procession on the 15th of July. It rained, however, BO violently on that day, and for forty days succeeding, as had hardly... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 878 pages
...discussing meat. The tradition, it seems, took origin from the following circumstances. Swithin or Swithura, bishop of Winchester, who died in 868, desired that...was to have been done with solemn procession, on the 15th of July : it rained, however, so violently for forty days together at this season, that the design... | |
 | William Pulleyn - 1830 - 402 pages
...canonized, taking it into their heads, that it was disgraceful for me saint to be in the open church-yard, resolved to remove his body into the choir, which...was to have been done with solemn procession on the 15th of July. It rained, however, so violently on that day, and for forty days succeeding, as had hardly... | |
 | 1831 - 478 pages
...church. He died in the year 862, and, by his own desire, was buried in the open church-yard. The monks considering it disgraceful for the Saint to lie in...to have been done, with solemn procession, on the 15th of July. It rained, however, so violently for forty days, succeeding, that the design was abandonned... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 442 pages
...buried in the church-yard ; but the monks thinking it disgraceful for the saint to lie in open ground, resolved to remove his body into the choir, which was to have been done with solemn procession, on July 15. It rained, however, so violently on that day, and for forty days succeeding, as had hardly... | |
 | Luke Howard - 1833 - 570 pages
...tradition : not that any long space before is often so dry as to mark distinctly its commencement. yard, and not in the chancel of the minster, as was usual...was to have been done with solemn procession, on the 15th of July ; it rained however so violently for forty days together at this season, that the design... | |
 | Luke Howard - 1833 - 462 pages
...tradition : not that any long space before is often so dry as to mark distinctly its commencement. yard, and not in the chancel of the minster, as was usual...was to have been done with solemn procession, on the 15th of July ; it rained however so violently for forty days together at this season, that the design... | |
 | William Hone - 1835 - 876 pages
...canonized, taking it into their heads that it was disgraceful for the saint to lie in the open churchyard, resolved to remove his body into the choir, which...was to have been done with solemn procession on the 15th of July. It rained, however, so violently on that day, and for forty days succeeding, as had hardly... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 954 pages
...canonized, taking it into their heads that it was disgraceful for the saint to lie in the open churchyard, resolved to remove his body into the choir, which...was to have been done with solemn procession on the 15th of July. It rained, however, so violently on that day, and for forty days succeeding, as had hardly... | |
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