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Man praying in St. Ethelreda's Roman Catholic Church in London, England
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University of Southern Indiana
Other Standard Identifiers
MSS 005-001
Summary
Man praying in St. Etheldreda's Roman Catholic Church, 14 Ely Place, in London, England. St Etheldreda’s Church was the town chapel of the Bishops of Ely from about 1250 to 1570. It is the oldest Catholic church in England and one of only two remaining buildings in London from the reign of Edward I. It was once one of the most influential places in London with a palace of vast grounds. It was like an independent state, the Bishop of Ely’s place in London or Ely Place as it is now called, and its chapel took its name from one of England’s most popular saints of the day, Etheldreda. Princess Etheldreda, daughter of King Anna, a prominent member of the ruling family of the Kingdom of East Anglia, was born in 630. She wanted to be a nun but agreed to a political marriage with a neighboring King, Egfrith, on condition that she could remain a virgin. When the King tried to break the agreement, she fled back to Ely, where, as well as founding a religious community, she also built a magnificent church on the ruins of one founded by the efforts of St Augustine himself but laid waste by war. (http://www.stetheldreda.com/index.php/history-of-st-etheldredas/)
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600-800 dpi
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https://library.usi.edu/record/1553113/files/MSS%20005-001.tif
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University Archives & Special Collections > Cheryl Herrmann Collection