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In 1061, according to the Walsingham legend, a Saxon noblewoman, Richeldis de Faverches, had a vision of the Virgin Mary in which she was instructed to build a replica of the house of the Holy Family in Nazareth in honour of the Annunciation.
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Walsingham became one of northern Europe’s great places of pilgrimage and remained so through most of the Middle Ages.
When Henry VIII outlawed the Catholic Church in England in the 1500s, all such Catholic shrines and monasteries were destroyed. The Walsingham site was sold by order of Henry VIII to Thomas Sidney for 90 pounds and a private mansion was subsequently erected on the spot. Gold and silver from the shrine was taken to London along with the statue of Mary and John (Jesus) which was later burnt. (from Wikipedia)
This story is about what recently happened at the ruins of the ancient Walsingham shrine.
In 1061, according to the Walsingham legend, a Saxon noblewoman, Richeldis de Faverches, had a vision of the Virgin Mary in which she was instructed to build a replica of the house of the Holy Family in Nazareth in honour of the Annunciation.
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Walsingham became one of northern Europe’s great places of pilgrimage and remained so through most of the Middle Ages.
When Henry VIII outlawed the Catholic Church in England in the 1500s, all such Catholic shrines and monasteries were destroyed. The Walsingham site was sold by order of Henry VIII to Thomas Sidney for 90 pounds and a private mansion was subsequently erected on the spot. Gold and silver from the shrine was taken to London along with the statue of Mary and John (Jesus) which was later burnt. (from Wikipedia)
This story is about what recently happened at the ruins of the ancient Walsingham shrine.
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