The greater abbeys of England, with illustrations in colour after Warwick Goble (1908)
Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929 · New York ; Dodd, Mead and company · leaf 332
he first foundation of the house. We mayhowever, conjecture that it was large, since it not onlycontained the two communities, but in 664 a councilto determine the controversy concerning the cele-bration of Easter and the shape of the clerical ton-sure was held in the monastery. Of the church… … Whitby Hilda took a considerable part in determining theissue of the Synod of Whitby over which Oswypresided in person. With St Hildas name was linkedmany a legend in the country round. Some are recordedin Scotts lines: They told, how in their convent cellA Saxon princess once did dwell,The lovely…
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