St Etheldreda of Ely Pilgrim Badge, Boxed With Brief Historical Descripition Church Pew Bibles the careful and dignified celebration

the careful and dignified celebration of the liturgy and the ascetic life are fundamental to rediscovering the greatest good

Originally compiled by Brother Tristam ssf who died in 2002

ISBN: 9780852441718

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St Etheldreda of Ely Pilgrim Badge, Boxed With Brief Historical Descripition Church Pew Bibles the careful and dignified celebrationEtheldreda (or Audrey), was Abbess of the convent she had founded at Ely in the 7th century on the site now occupied by Ely Cathedral. Pilgrimage to her shrine was popular throughout the 14th and 15th centuries and fairs were held on her feast days. At these fairs cheap trinkets, known as tawdry wares were sold the word tawdry being a contraction of St Audrey. This pilgrim badge shows Etheldreda holding a book and Abbesss crosier from which hang a