Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929 · New York, Dodd, Mead and Company · leaf 27
ide thewalls in order that it might form the burial place forkings and prelates, since by Saxon and British as well asby Roman law burial within the city walls was pro-hibited. In this case the dedication to the boy St. Pan-cras was probably suggested by the memory of the Saxonyouths of the Roman… … GATEWAY, ST. AUGUSTINE S ABBEY, CANTERBURY ST. AUGUSTINES, CANTERBURY Abbey was chosen as the place of burial for kings, pre-lates and others. It was on the road to Rutupiae, theport of embarkation for Gaul, now Richborough, fromEthelberts capital, and it has been suggested that it wasintended to…
Abbeys -- England · England -- Description and travel
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