Alfred Westou
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Alfred Westou
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Alfred, son of Westou was a medieval English priest and relic collector, active in Northumberland. He is now best known for allegedly stealing the remains of Bede and bringing them in secret to the shrine of St Cuthbert in Durham, although some modern scholars consider this unlikely. He is also documented as having translated the remains of Boisil of Melrose Abbey, as well as numerous northern English minor saints of the 7th and 8th centuries: the anchorites Balther and Bilfrid; Acca, Alchmund a
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English priest and relic collector
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Westou
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2023-09-05T00:45:30Z
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