Godric of Finchale

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Godric of Finchale was a 12th-century English hermit and saint known for his life of asceticism, pilgrimage, and devotion near Durham.

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Label Occurrences
Godric of Finchale canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
hermit
medieval English person
associatedWith Durham NERFINISHED
Durham Cathedral NERFINISHED
Finchale Priory NERFINISHED
burialPlace Finchale Priory NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 12th century
convertedFrom merchant life to hermit life
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
era High Middle Ages
feastDay May 21
givenName Godric NERFINISHED
hasAttribute asceticism
devotion to the Virgin Mary
piety
hasOccupation peddler
ship’s captain
hasWork hymns attributed to Godric of Finchale
songs to the Virgin Mary
influencedBy Benedictine spirituality
St Cuthbert NERFINISHED
knownFor early English religious songs
long hermit life at Finchale
visions and miracles
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old English
notableFor devotion near Durham
life of asceticism
pilgrimage
pilgrimages to Compostela
pilgrimages to Jerusalem
pilgrimages to Rome
notableWork “Sainte Marie, viergene”
occupation hermit
merchant
pilgrim
placeOfBirth Norfolk NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath County Durham NERFINISHED
Finchale NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
religiousOrder hermit
residence Finchale Priory NERFINISHED
near Durham
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Godric mainCharacter Godric of Finchale
Godric basedOn Godric of Finchale
Godric narrator Godric of Finchale