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Autumn Lecture Series: Ripon and Wilfrid’s Monastic Empire
29/09/2022 - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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Professor Sarah Foot
Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History, University of Oxford
Professor Foot looks beyond Ripon in a different way, examining Wilfrid’s many monastic foundations throughout England, and exploring some of the influential relationships he had with other leaders of the church, notably Aethelthryth (Etheldreda), founder of Ely.
As we celebrate the 1350 anniversary of our crypt, built by St Wilfrid in 672, we also celebrate his role in the spread of Christianity in England and on the continent. And so, as part of this special year, we are taking the opportunity to explore Wilfrid’s national and international importance in a series of four talks which draw upon the latest research.
Join us to look outwards from Ripon to ‘Wilfrid’s World’. Register here: Eventbrite
Each of our speakers has researched and published on Wilfrid and his rich network of colleagues and associates, patrons and protégés. Come and discover more about them in this series of free lectures, and talk to the speakers afterwards over a glass of wine.
Entrance to the Autumn Lecture Series is free but a retiring collection will be taken. Donations to support the work of Ripon Cathedral are greatly appreciated.
Doors will open at 7pm. The bar will be open before the lecture begins at 7.30pm.
