Gerald of Wales
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title:
Gerald of Wales
text:
Gerald of Wales was a Cambro-Norman priest and historian. As a royal clerk to the king and two archbishops, he travelled widely and wrote extensively. He studied and taught in France and visited Rome several times, meeting the Pope. He was nominated for several bishoprics but turned them down in the hope of becoming Bishop of St Davids, but was unsuccessful despite considerable support. His final post was as Archdeacon of Brecon, from which he retired to academic study for the remainder of his l
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description:
Medieval Welsh clergyman and writer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_of_Wales
date created:
2002-06-12T13:01:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T16:06:39Z
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