Lawrence of Durham

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title: Lawrence of Durham
text: Lawrence of Durham was a 12th-century English prelate, Latin poet and hagiographer. Born in southern England, at Waltham in Essex, Lawrence was given a religious education, and excelled at singing and poetry composition. In his youth Lawrence joined Durham Cathedral Priory and became a Benedictine monk. In the 1130s Lawrence became a courtier of Geoffrey Rufus, bishop of Durham. After the latter's death, Lawrence was a leading opponent of William Cumin, claimant to the vacant episcopate during t
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